Definition

1. Noun:
   • A machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever: A drill press is a stationary power tool used for drilling precise holes in materials. It consists of a base, a column, a table, a spindle, and a drill head. The workpiece is secured to the table, and the drill bit, held in the spindle, is lowered into the material with controlled force and accuracy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The machinist used a drill press to create perfectly perpendicular holes in the metal plate.
  • For safety, always secure your workpiece to the table of the drill press before starting it.
  • A drill press is essential for any workshop that requires accurate and repeatable drilling.

Advanced Usage

• "to operate a drill press": to use a drill press machine.
  • He learned to operate a drill press during his vocational training.
• "bench-top drill press": a smaller model of drill press designed to sit on a workbench.
  • For my home workshop, a bench-top drill press is sufficient for most projects.

Variants and Related Words

• Drill (verb/noun): The act of making a hole or a tool for making holes. (Note: This is the core action performed by the machine, but "drill" alone is a separate, more general word).
• Press (verb/noun): To apply steady force. (Note: This is a component of the machine's name describing its action, but "press" alone is a separate word often referring to different machines like a printing press).

Synonyms

• Boring machine: A more general term for a machine tool used for drilling, but often implies larger industrial equipment.
• Pillar drill: A common British English term for a drill press.

Related Phrases

• Drill press vise: A clamping device used to hold a workpiece securely on the drill press table.
  • Mount the block of wood in the drill press vise before drilling.
• Drill press chuck: The adjustable clamp at the end of the spindle that holds the drill bit.
  • Tighten the drill press chuck securely around the shank of the bit.

Related Idioms

(Note: "Drill press" is a technical compound noun. As a specific tool name, it is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Idioms would typically use the root word "drill.")

Noun

1. a machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever