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drill

 
 
/drɪl/ verb

Translation

MAKE HOLE [I, T] to make a hole in a hard substance using a special tool
matkapla delik açmak/delmek; oymak; sondaj yapmak
Billy drilled a hole in the wall. The engineers were drilling for oil.751960
PRACTISE [T] to make someone repeat something several times so that they learn it
alıştırma yaptırmak, tekrar ettirmek
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(Definition of drill verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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