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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
drilled adj 1: trained in a skill by repetitious practice; "well-drilled in military procedures" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Drill \Drill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Drilling.] [D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to AS. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. See Thrill.] 1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal. [1913 Webster] 2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline. [1913 Webster] He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. -- Macaulay. [1913 Webster] | ||
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