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Sense: Noun: practice

Synonyms:

practice , preparation , repetition, exercise , work-out, procedure , training , rehearsal , dress rehearsal, dry run, practice run, trial run, run-through (informal)

Sense: Noun: exercise - military, etc.

Synonyms:

exercise , training , maneuvers, manoeuvres (UK), conditioning, discipline

Sense: Noun: tool for boring holes

Synonyms:

borer, bit , brace , gimlet, boring tool, turbo-corer, cylindrical borer, tap-borer, auger, wimble, trepan

Sense: Noun: seed-planting device

Synonyms:

planter, seeder, drill seeder, dibble

Sense: Verb: bore holes

Synonyms:

bore, pierce, puncture , penetrate, perforate, sink in, make a hole, dig , tunnel, burrow , gouge, implant, plunge , lance, impale, excavate

Sense: Verb: train

Synonyms:

train , teach , discipline , educate , indoctrinate, condition , rehearse , exercise , coach , instill, instil (UK), drum , impress sth upon sb, cram (informal), review , hammer in (slang), get sth into sb's thick skull (slang)

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