drill

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
noun similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
noun systematic training by multiple repetitions

From Middle Dutch drillen (“bore, move in a circle”).

Do you have much drill?" — The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Home Guard, come along and drill!" — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
"He's been drilled himself," said The Rat. — The Lost Prince, Frances Hodgson Burnett

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