drill

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a regular activity or exercise that you repeat to learn a skill or prepare for an emergency.

n. a repetitive training exercise designed to instill a specific skill or to prepare for emergency procedures through habituation.

“The school holds a fire drill every month so students know the exit routes.”

“The coach insisted on a series of passing drills to ensure the players could maintain possession under heavy defensive pressure.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Music Slang

n. a style of hip-hop music with dark, violent lyrics and a heavy beat.

n. a subgenre of trap music characterized by dark, nihilistic lyrical content and distinct rhythmic patterns, originating in Chicago.

“He listens to a lot of UK drill while he is working out at the gym.”

“The rise of drill music has sparked significant sociological debate regarding the relationship between urban art forms and local crime rates.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to make a hole in something using a special tool.

v. to bore a hole into a solid surface by removing material with a rotating cutting instrument.

“They had to drill through the concrete wall to install the new pipes.”

“Engineers plan to drill several exploratory wells to determine the extent of the underground reservoir.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to teach someone something by making them repeat it many times.

v. to instruct or train someone through rigorous, repetitive exercise or persistent questioning.

“The teacher drilled the students on their multiplication tables every morning.”

“The sergeant drilled the recruits for hours until their response to every command was instantaneous and precise.”

C1 · Advanced Academic

v. to look into something very deeply to find more details.

v. to investigate or examine a topic or data set in increasing levels of detail; often used with 'down'.

Español:averiguar

“We need to drill down into the sales figures to see why they are falling.”

“The analyst decided to drill down into the regional data to identify specific market segments that were underperforming.”