block out vs hide

block out

verb
  • to cover something, so as to make it impossible to see. 

  • to prevent from entering or penetrating. 

  • to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind. 

  • to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out. 

hide

verb
  • To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. 

  • To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. 

  • To beat with a whip made from hide. 

noun
  • A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway. 

  • The skin of an animal. 

  • (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them. 

  • One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril. 

  • A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes. 

  • A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents. 

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