Drill and Dig

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Drill verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.

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Dig is a synonym for drill in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Dig" instead a verb "Drill", when it comes to topics like mine, bore hole.

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

Dig verb - To urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object.

Usage example: every time I slowed down, he'd dig me in the ribs

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Drill is a synonym for dig in mine topic. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead a verb "Dig", if it concerns topics such as delve into.

Nearby Words: digging, digged

common	common drill	common dig
single	single drill	single dig
actual	actual drill	actual dig
massive	massive drill	massive dig
Other adjectives: little, wonderful, famous, new, literal, bigger.

wall	drill wall	dig wall
path	drill path	dig path
way	drill way	dig way
gate	drill gate	dig gate
Other words: hole, tunnel, holes, wells, tunnels.

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