drill
To create by removing material with a drillTo create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
» You know the drill.
Du kennst den Ablauf ja.
Sie kennen den Ablauf ja.
Du weißt ja, wie es läuft.
Sie wissen ja, wie es läuft.
Ти знаєш, що робити.
Ти знаєш, як це робиться.
Meaning
14 senses(transitive)To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.
bohren
сверли́тьsverlítʹ, бури́тьburítʹ
свердли́тиsverdlýty
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
(intransitive)To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.
schleifen
муштрова́тьmuštrovátʹ, тренирова́тьtrenirovátʹ, обуча́тьobučátʹ
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
(ergative)To cause to drill (practice); to train, especially in military arts.
The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.
обуча́тьobučátʹ
(transitive)To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.
drillen
вда́лбливатьvdálblivatʹ, вдолби́тьvdolbítʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.
копа́тьkopátʹ, копну́тьkopnútʹ
(transitive)To throw, run, hit or kick with a lot of power.
He drilled down the court and made a three-pointer.
He drilled the ball to his teammate.
To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
(slang, vulgar)To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
(slang)To shoot; to kill by shooting.
(transitive)To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
(transitive)To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
waters drilled through a sandy stratum
(dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To protract, lengthen out; fritter away, spend (time) aimlessly.
Quit purposely drilling out the time hoping that someone else will do your chores.
Examples
123 sentencesYou know the drill.
Ти знаєш, що робити.
deDu kennst den Ablauf ja.
I know the drill.
Я знаю, як це робиться.
deIch kenne die Übung schon.
We had a fire drill yesterday.
ruВчера у нас были пожарные учения.
deWir hatten gestern eine Brandschutzübung.
They intended to drill for oil.
deSie beabsichtigten, nach Öl zu bohren.
Tom's company is drilling for oil.
ruКомпания Тома занимается бурением на нефть.
deToms Firma bohrt nach Öl.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle Dutch drillen (“bore, move in a circle”). Perhaps the same as Etymology 3; coFrom Middle Dutch drillen (“bore, move in a circle”).
Perhaps the same as Etymology 3; compare German Rille which can also mean "small furrow".
Uncertain. Compare the same sense of trill, and German trillen, drillen. Attestation predates Etymology 1.
From Middle English drillen (“to delay, defer, put off”), of origin unknown.
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Forms
drills, drilling, drilled, drilledPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- drill downперейти до справи, перейти до сутіTo examine something on a more detailed level.
- drill upTo replace data with data from one level higher or less specific.
- drill outTo switch from a database or other data source to another.
- drill inSynonym of drill down.
- drill throughTo display or cause a computer to display more specific, relevant data.
Synonyms
110 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle