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drill

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/drɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dril)

Collocations for "drill"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "drill" in context.

drill

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

a [pneumatic, hand-held, concrete] drill
use a drill to make holes (in)
use a drill to [break, dig, split]
lined up for a [fire, military] drill
[marched, ran] outside for the (fire) drill
worked on a [filling, cavity] with a drill
a [grammar, spelling, football, basketball] drill
practice an [emergency, evacuation] drill
what to do [when there's, in case of] a fire drill
lessons should be less drill and more fun
can be [learned, mastered] by drill
informal: she didn't know the drill
informal: you [should, ought] to know the drill by know
the [clatter, noise, racket] of the drill

drill [a hole, holes]
drill [a hole] into the [wall, board, wood]
drilled through the [wall]
drill [an oil well, a well]
drill deeper
drill for oil in [Alaska, the ocean]
drill into [an infected tooth, a cavity]
drill (down) through [the layers, the earth, rock]
drill down to the [bedrock, base level]
drill the [troops, soldiers, athletes, students]
drill [the numbers, these facts] into your [head, brain]
have it drilled into [you, your head]
drill into them the [necessity, importance] of [it]

n as adj

[fit, change] the drill bit
[tighten, loosen] the drill chuck
is the drill instructor

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'drill' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

saw - bit - board - hole - boring - square - oil - main - powerful - gauge - chuck - dentist - diamond - drainage - racket - sill - stud - pipe - shank

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