mop-up

Those were mop-up operations, clearing the streets of the last of the priest-king forces; he was not needed there.

A dozen times they had almost stumbled headlong into roving German mop-up patrols.

"Congratulations on the mop-up, which I understand was one hundred point oh oh oh percent," the officer said.

Golly, I want to be a Thorgunner and get in on the mop-up when it comes!

And a mop-up squad patrolled outward from the reclaimed camp, picked up two living Throgs, both wandering witlessly.