n. 25B6; noun
a hydraulic drill : DRILLING TOOL, boring tool, auger, (brace and) bit, gimlet, awl, bradawl.
they learned military discipline and drill : TRAINING, instruction, coaching, teaching; (physical) exercises, workout; informal square-bashing.
Estelle knew the drill : PROCEDURE, routine, practice, regimen, programme, schedule; method, system.
25B6; verb
drill the piece of wood : BORE A HOLE IN, make a hole in; bore, pierce, puncture, perforate.
a sergeant drilling new recruits : TRAIN, instruct, coach, teach, discipline; exercise, put someone through their paces.
his mother had drilled politeness into him : INSTIL, hammer, drive, drum, din, implant, ingrain; teach, indoctrinate, brainwash.