Clean
Clean verb - To remove the dirt from.
Drill
Drill verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In "Bowser Junior Goes to military School" the drill sergeant tells Jr to clean his toilet with a toothbrush and make it so clean that he can eat off of it (which he intends to do).
Source: Web Video / Super Mario Logan -
Joe comic series, Drill Sergeant Nasty Beachhead tells a recruit that a cruel man would make him clean the barracks with a toothbrush, before making him clean the barracks with a POTATO.
Source: Toothbrush Floor Scrubbing -
An amusing yet disturbing anecdote in 4e's Corporate Enclaves supplement concerns a group of street docs so sloppy that they didn't even bother to clean their bone drill while installing a datajack.
Source: Back-Alley Doctor
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Drill and Clean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/drill
Clean & Drill. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/drill>.
Drill or Clean. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/drill.
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