arrow vs boomerang

arrow

verb
  • To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow). 

  • To let fly swiftly and directly. 

  • To develop an inflorescence. 

  • To navigate using the arrow keys. 

noun
  • A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. 

  • A directed edge. 

  • A dart. 

  • The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant. 

  • A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. →). 

  • The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages. 

boomerang

verb
  • To travel in a curved path. 

  • To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire. 

  • To abort a mission and return to base early. 

noun
  • A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground. 

  • A device for changing the color of a followspot. 

  • A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training. 

  • An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures. 

  • A boomerang kick. 

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