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drilling

/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
  2. To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
  3. To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
  4. To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
  5. To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
  6. To hit or kick with a lot of power.
  7. To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
  8. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
  9. To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
  10. To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
  11. Act of drilling.
  12. A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.
  13. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.

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Sources

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