scrimmage vs drill

drill vs scrimmage

scrimmage and drill both are nouns.

scrimmage and drill both are verbs.

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

As nouns, drill is a hypernym of scrimmage; that is, drill is a word with a broader meaning than scrimmage:

scrimmage: (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
drill: systematic training by multiple repetitions

Other hypernyms of scrimmage include exercise, practice, practice session, recitation.

scrimmage (noun)	drill (noun)
a noisy riotous fight	systematic training by multiple repetitions
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads	(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)

scrimmage (verb)	drill (verb)
practice playing (a sport)	learn by repetition
	teach by repetition
	train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
	undergo military training or do military exercises
	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

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