applaud vs bash

applaud

verb
  • To praise, or express approval for something or someone. 

  • To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. 

bash

verb
  • To criticize harshly. 

  • To strike heavily. 

  • To collide; used with into or together. 

noun
  • An attempt at doing something. 

  • A forceful blow or impact. 

  • A large party; a gala event. 

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