Drill
How words are described
| proper | proper drill | proper tap |
| single | single drill | single tap |
| simple | simple drill | simple tap |
| powerful | powerful drill | powerful tap |
| Other adjectives: little, cold, new, traditional, literal, giant, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A drill to tap a new fuel source in "Inferno" instead unleashes a substance that transforms people into bloodthirsty beasts, and causes the destruction of a parallel world the Doctor is trapped on for the duration of the serial.
Source: Dug Too Deep -
Collateral features extensive use of the Mozambique drill, which is a double-tap to center of mass followed by a headshot, and is Vincent's signature killing technique.
Source: Boom, Headshot - There's the Mozambique Drill, which is a quick double tap to the chest followed by an aimed shot at the head, designed for close-range encounters.
Source: Double Tap
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Tap and Drill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drill/tap
Drill & Tap. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drill/tap>.
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