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drilling   (TTS Sound)

The noun drilling has 2 senses

• drilling, boring -- (the act of drilling)


• boring, drilling, oil production -- (the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum)

The verb drill has 5 senses

• bore, drill -- (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall")


• drill -- (train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons)


• drill, exercise, practice, practise -- (learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales")


• drill -- (teach by repetition)


• drill -- (undergo military training or do military exercises)