Betekenis van drill In het Nederlands

• 0 a tool or machine that makes holes:

  • an electric/pneumatic drill

  • a dentist's drill

  • a drill bit (= the sharp part of the drill that cuts the hole)

• 1 an activity that practises a particular skill and often involves repeating the same thing several times, especially a military exercise intended to train soldiers:

  • In some of these schools, army-style drills are used to instil a sense of discipline.

  • a spelling/pronunciation drill

• 2 to make a hole in something using a special tool:

  • Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.

  • They are going to drill for oil nearby.

• 3 to practise something, especially military exercises, or to make someone do this:

  • We watched the soldiers drilling on the parade ground.

  • It was drilled into us at an early age that we should always say "please" and "thank you".

  • He drilled the children in what they should say.

• 4 to cut or dig a hole into something:

  • [ T ] First, drill a small hole in the board.

• 5 to make someone practice a skill by repeating the same thing several times:

  • The teacher drills them in arithmetic every day.

• 6 a tool or machine that cuts or digs into something to make holes

• 7 practice involving repetition of an activity in order to improve a skill, or a particular occasion for such practice:

  • [ C ] For homework, complete the drill on irregular verbs on pages 30 through 35.

• 8 to make a deep hole in the ground with a special machine in order to look for oil, gas, etc.:

  • drill for sth The report discussed to what extent foreign companies should be allowed to drill for oil.