tool vs drill

tool and drill both are nouns.

tool and drill both are verbs.

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

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

tool: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
drill: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

Other hyponyms of tool include abradant, abrader, bender, clincher, comb, cutting implement, eolith, fork, gang, garden tool, lawn tool, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, hack, hand tool, hoe, jack, Jaws of Life, neolith, paleolith, muller, pestle, pounder, plough, plow, power tool, punch, puncher, rake, ram, rounder, saw set, shaping tool, strickle, style, stylus, tamp, tamper, tamping bar, tap, swage, upset, nut key, nut tool, shaving cutter, hone.

tool (noun)	drill (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished	systematic training by multiple repetitions
an implement used in the practice of a vocation	(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
obscene terms for penis	similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else	a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

tool (verb)	drill (verb)
work with a tool	learn by repetition
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it	teach by repetition
drive	train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
furnish with tools	undergo military training or do military exercises
	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

Difference between tool and drill

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