predrill

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verb

To drill through a substrate for the purpose of readying it for a second drilling, this time with the purpose of emplacing the desired input.

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Meanings

verbpredrill (third-person singular simple present predrills, present participle predrilling, simple past and past participle predrilled)

present singular third person predrills · participle present predrilling · participle past predrilled · past predrilled

  1. To drill through a substrate for the purpose of readying it for a second drilling, this time with the purpose of emplacing the desired input.

Origin

From pre- + drill.

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Translations

German vorbohren
  • vorbohrenpredrill
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APA

predrill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predrill

MLA

“predrill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predrill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predrill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predrill.

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