drilled

/dษนษชld/

IPA: /D R IH1 L D/

verb
  1. 1

    To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

    โ€œDrill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.โ€

  2. 2

    To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

    โ€œThey drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.โ€

  3. 3

    To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

    โ€œThe sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.โ€

  4. 4

    To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

    โ€œThe instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.โ€

  5. 5

    To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level

    โ€œDrill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.โ€

  6. 6

    To hit or kick with a lot of power.

  7. 7

    To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.

  8. 8

    To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

verb
  1. 1

    To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

verb
  1. 1

    To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.

    โ€œwaters drilled through a sandy stratumโ€

verb
  1. 1

    To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

  2. 2

    To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drill, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drilled