drill holes
Make cylindrical openings
To drill holes is to create cylindrical openings in a material using a rotating bit or similar tool.
The phrase appears constantly in instructions and technical contexts: Drill holes for the mounting screws, She drilled holes in the drywall.
The plural suggests multiple openings, often in a pattern or at specified intervals.
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- perforateMake holes through
- awlPointed piercing implement
- bitSmall amount or portion
- augerSpiral hole-maker
chuck · spiral · metal · wood · sawdust · wood shavings · shavings · precision · depth · pilot · countersink · power tool · twist · power · cordless · whir · clutch · torque
- PCBsPCB, circuit boards, traces, vias, silkscreen