target practice vs drill

drill vs target practice

target practice and drill both are nouns.

target practice is not a verb while drill is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
target practice	Yes	No	No	No
drill	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

target practice: practice in shooting at targets
drill: systematic training by multiple repetitions

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

target practice (noun)	drill (noun)
practice in shooting at targets	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)

target practice (verb)	drill (verb)
	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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