Counter-drill (Verb)
Meaning
Drill in an opposite direction.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The carpenter had to counter-drill to remove the screw from the damaged wood.
- After stripping the screw head, the handyman carefully counter-drilled to extract the damaged threads.
- The mechanic needed to counter-drill the rivets to remove the old brake pads from the vehicle.
- To repair the wall, the contractor had to counter-drill the screw that had been over-tightened by a previous worker.
- When the screw became stuck, the builder used a counter-drill technique to safely back it out.