The difference between Drill and Perforate

When used as verbs, drill means to create (a hole) by removing material with a drill , whereas perforate means to pierce.


Drill is also noun with the meaning: a tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.

Perforate is also adjective with the meaning: perforated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Drill and Perforate

  1. Drill as a verb (transitive):

    To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill .

    Examples:

    "Drill a small hole to start tmhe screw in the right direction."

  2. Drill as a verb (intransitive):

    To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

    Examples:

    "They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."

  3. Drill as a verb (ergative):

    To cause to drill ; to train in military arts.

    Examples:

    "The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."

  4. Drill as a verb (transitive):

    To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

    Examples:

    "The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions."

  5. Drill as a verb (intransitive):

    To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level

    Examples:

    "Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty."

  6. Drill as a verb (transitive):

    To hit or kick with a lot of power.

  7. Drill as a verb (baseball):

    To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.

  8. Drill as a verb (slang, vulgar):

    To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

  9. Drill as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.

    Examples:

    "waters drilled through a sandy stratum"

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  10. Drill as a verb (transitive):

    To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

  11. Drill as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

  12. Drill as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

  1. Drill as a noun:

    A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.

    Examples:

    "Wear safety glasses when operating an electric drill."

  2. Drill as a noun:

    The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

    Examples:

    "Use a drill with a wire brush to remove any rust or buildup."

  3. Drill as a noun:

    An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.

  4. Drill as a noun:

    A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.

  5. Drill as a noun:

    A row of seed sown in a furrow.

  6. Drill as a noun:

    An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.

    Examples:

    "Regular fire drills can ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely in an emergency."

  7. Drill as a noun (obsolete):

    A small trickling stream; a rill.

  8. Drill as a noun:

    Any of several molluscs, of the genus , especially the oyster drill (), that drill holes in the shells of other animals.

  9. Drill as a noun (uncountable, music):

    A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.

  1. Drill as a noun:

    An Old World monkey of West Africa, , similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.

  1. Drill as a noun:

    A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.

  1. Perforate as a verb (transitive):

    To pierce; to penetrate.

  2. Perforate as a verb (transitive):

    To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

    Examples:

    "to perforate a sheet of postage stamps"

  1. Perforate as an adjective (philately, biology):

    perforated

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