push pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away, he gave the door a hard push, the pushing is good exercise |
push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
drill | (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms |
exercise practice drill practice session recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions, practice makes perfect |
fire drill | an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire |
military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons |
close-order drill | (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) |
rollback push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
drill Mandrillus leucophaeus | similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored |
bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
bore bore-hole drill hole | a hole or passage made by a drill, usually made for exploratory purposes |
bore bit borer rock drill stone drill | a drill for penetrating rock |
breast drill | a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work |
core drill | a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole |
dentist's drill burr drill | a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth |
drill | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) |
electric drill | a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor |
drilling bit drill bit | a bit used in drilling for oil |
drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drill rig drilling rig oilrig oil rig | rig used in drilling for oil or gas |
drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
hand drill handheld drill | a small portable drill held and operated by hand |
pneumatic drill | a power drill powered by compressed air |
power drill | a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials |
push-bike | a bicycle that must be pedaled |
push broom | a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper |
push button push button | an electrical switch operated by pressing, the elevator was operated by push buttons, the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk |
push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
push-down storage push-down store stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
straight flute straight-fluted drill | a rock drill with flutes that are straight |
twist bit twist drill | a bit or drill having deep helical grooves |
energy push get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
push-down list push-down stack stack | a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
push-down queue | a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO) |
drill master drill instructor | a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline |
push thrust | the force used in pushing, the push of the water on the walls of the tank, the thrust of the jet engines |
drill steel drill rod | carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels |
erupt come out break through push through | break out, The tooth erupted and had to be extracted |
drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons |
drill | undergo military training or do military exercises |
drill exercise practice practise | learn by repetition, We drilled French verbs every day, Pianists practice scales |
drill | teach by repetition |
hammer in drill in ram down beat in | teach by drills and repetition |
push bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action, He pushed her to finish her doctorate |
dismiss disregard brush aside brush off discount push aside ignore | bar from attention or consideration, She dismissed his advances |
advertise advertize promote push | make publicity for, try to sell (a product), The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model, The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops |
down knock down cut down push down pull down | cause to come or go down, The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect, The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet |
bore drill | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool, don't drill here, there's a gas pipe, drill a hole into the wall, drill for oil, carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall |
counter-drill | drill in an opposite direction |