name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
drilling
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: D R IH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of drilling.
Making holes in objects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boring
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The act or process of drilling.
Performing drills (exercises).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: practicing, practice
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A long firearm with three barrels (typically a mix of shotgun and rifle barrels).
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noun
Meaning 5
A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of drill
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 7
the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boring, oil production
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: production
noun
Meaning 8
the act of drilling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boring
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creating by removal
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Drilling.
From drill + -ing.
Borrowed from German Drilling (“gun with three barrels; triplet”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: drillinki — firearm
- Dutch: boring — act of drilling
- Finnish: poraus — act of drilling
- Norwegian Bokmål: boring — act of drilling
- Norwegian Nynorsk: boring — act of drilling
- Spanish: perforación — act of drilling
- Swedish: borrning — act of drilling
Real reading context