ambition vs bid

ambition

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

noun
  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

bid

verb
  • To make an attempt. 

  • To offer as a price. 

  • To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price. 

  • To invite; to summon. 

  • To utter a greeting or salutation. 

  • To issue a command; to tell. 

  • To announce (one's goal), before starting play. 

  • To take a particular route regularly. 

noun
  • A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass. 

  • An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work. 

  • A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile. 

  • A prison sentence. 

  • An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal). 

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