drill down
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drill down
verb drills down · drilling down · drilled down
- To examine something on a more detailed level. The issue can be drilled down to a simple yes or no.
- To examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record. From the employee list, you can drill down to find addresses and pay history.
- To replace data with more specific data. Clicking here lets you replace the annual sales data with monthly data, drilling down to help you track revenue.
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To practice maneuvers in order to memorize them; to drill thoroughly (to practice).
We've drilled down on guarding players with his skillset.
Similar: get down to bedrock, get down to brass tacks
- To score points; to do well in a basketball game. They drilled down three pointers throughout the second half.
noun drill downs
- an internal competition used to practice marching commands, in which the last person caught improperly executing a command wins We knew someone had lost when the last two people in the drill down ended up facing each other.
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