drill

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. γυμνάζειν; see exercise.

drill holes in: P. and V. τετραίνειν (acc.), τρυπᾶν (acc.) (Sophocles, Fragment).

substantive

exercise: P. γυμνασία, ἡ.

instrument for drilling holes: P. and V. τρύπανον, τό (Eur., Cyclops).