bid vs finish

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). 

finish

verb
  • To complete (something). 

  • To reach orgasm. 

  • To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal. 

  • To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar). 

  • To put an end to; to destroy. 

  • To come to an end. 

noun
  • The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth. 

  • A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal. 

  • A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. 

  • A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish. 

  • An end; the end of anything. 

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