The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams

by Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett
The use of any kind of mechanical drill is a sort of dream of contrary in that the harder the drill was working in your dream the more urgent is its warning to you to stop frittering away your time and energy in meaningless activities.

Strangest Dream Explanations

by Dream Explanations - Anonymous
Dreams of a drill symbolize that you are intent on getting your point across and making an impression. Perhaps you are questioning and drilling someone for answers, being overly forceful.

Islamic Dream Interpretation

by Ibn Seerin
(Auger, Borer, Gimlet, Wimble) In a dream, a drill represents a devious and a fierce person. In a dream, a drill also means satisfying one’s desire or needs, or it could mean using someone’s help to reach one’s goal, or perhaps it could mean travelling unwillingly.

A drill in a dream also represents drilling a well, or it could represent a prurient, lascivious and a lustful man. In a dream, a drill also represents the male of any large quadruped or a filly.

(Also see Drilling)