DRILLING

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

Example: "Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction."

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

Example: "They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."

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

Example: "The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."

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

Example: "The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions."

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

Example: "Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty."

To hit or kick with a lot of power.

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

To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

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

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

Example: "Waters drilled through a sandy stratum"

To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.