advance vs plough

advance

verb
  • To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. 

  • To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. 

  • To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. 

  • To make progress; to do well, to succeed. 

  • To move forwards; to approach. 

  • To help the progress of (something); to further. 

  • To move forward in time; to progress towards completion. 

  • To raise or increase (a price, rate). 

  • To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. 

  • To increase (a number or amount). 

  • To make a higher bid at an auction. 

  • To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. 

adj
  • Completed before necessary or a milestone event. 

  • Preceding. 

  • Forward. 

noun
  • A forward move; improvement or progression. 

  • An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature. 

  • An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement. 

  • An addition to the price; rise in price or value. 

plough

verb
  • To move with force. 

  • To use a plough. 

  • To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting. 

  • To fail (a student). 

  • To run through, as in sailing. 

  • To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc. 

  • To have sex with, penetrate. 

  • To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in. 

  • To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough. 

noun
  • A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. 

  • A joiner's plane for making grooves. 

  • A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books. 

  • The use of a plough; tillage. 

  • A yoga pose resembling a traditional plough, halāsana. 

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