overhaul vs rework

overhaul

noun
  • A major repair, renovation, or revision. 

  • The process after the fire appears extinguished in which the firefighters search the structure for signs of hot spots that may cause the structure to reignite. Often this includes the process of salvage under the blanket term, salvage and overhaul. 

verb
  • To search (a ship) for contraband goods. 

  • To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs. 

  • To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely. 

  • To pass, overtake, or travel past. 

rework

noun
  • Something redone, corrected or rebuilt. 

  • Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food. 

  • Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed. 

  • An instance of reworking. 

  • The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding. 

verb
  • To redo, correct, or rebuild. 

How often have the words overhaul and rework occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )