drilling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of drilling
    boring.
  2. noun the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
    oil production; boring.
  3. verb make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
    bore; drill.
    • 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
  4. verb train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
    drill.
  5. verb learn by repetition
    practise; practice; exercise; drill.
    • We drilled French verbs every day
    • Pianists practice scales
  6. verb teach by repetition
    drill.
  7. verb undergo military training or do military exercises
    drill.

WordNet

Drill"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of piercing with a drill.
  2. A training by repeated exercises.
Drill"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.
Drill"ing noun
Etymology
G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having three threads, fr. the of tres three + licium a thread of the warm. See Three, and cf. Twill.
Definitions
  1. (Manuf.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.

Webster 1913