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drill2

Syllabification: (drill)
Pronunciation: /dril/
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Definition of drill

noun

  • a machine that makes small furrows, sows seed in them, and then covers the sown seed.
  • a small furrow, especially one made by a drill.
  • a ridge with a furrow on top made by a drill.
  • a row of plants sown in a furrow made by a drill:drills of lettuces

verb

[with object]
  • (of a person or machine) sow (seed) with a drill:crops drilled in autumn
  • plant (the ground) in furrows: (as noun drilling)accurate ridging and drilling make hoeing much easier

Origin:

early 18th century (as a noun in the sense 'small furrow'): perhaps from drill1

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