read vs drill

read and drill both are nouns.

read and drill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
read	Yes	No	Yes	No
drill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drill is a hyponym of read; that is, drill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than read:

read: be a student of a certain subject
drill: learn by repetition

Other hyponyms of read include audit, prepare, train, exercise, practice, practise.

read (noun)	drill (noun)
something that is read	systematic training by multiple repetitions
	(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
	similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
	a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

read (verb)	drill (verb)
interpret something that is written or printed	learn by repetition
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed	teach by repetition
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior	train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
make sense of a language	undergo military training or do military exercises
be a student of a certain subject	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
to hear and understand
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
have or contain a certain wording or form

Difference between read and drill

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