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
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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."
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Drill as a verb (intransitive):
To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
Examples:
"They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Drill as a verb (transitive):
To hit or kick with a lot of power.
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Drill as a verb (baseball):
To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
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Drill as a verb (slang, vulgar):
To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
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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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Drill as a verb (transitive):
To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
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Drill as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
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Drill as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
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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."
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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."
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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.
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Drill as a noun:
A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.
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Drill as a noun:
A row of seed sown in a furrow.
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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."
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Drill as a noun (obsolete):
A small trickling stream; a rill.
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Drill as a noun:
Any of several molluscs, of the genus , especially the oyster drill (), that drill holes in the shells of other animals.
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Drill as a noun (uncountable, music):
A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.
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Drill as a noun:
An Old World monkey of West Africa, , similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.
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Drill as a noun:
A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
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Perforate as a verb (transitive):
To pierce; to penetrate.
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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"
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Perforate as an adjective (philately, biology):
perforated