clean up vs swab

clean up

verb
  • To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. 

  • To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house. 

  • To intervene in a fight between two players at low health and easily kill both of them or the winner. 

  • To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such. 

swab

verb
  • To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab. 

noun
  • A sailor; a swabby. 

  • A naval officer's epaulet. 

  • A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access. 

  • A mop, especially on a ship. 

  • A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns. 

  • A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material). 

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