broadside vs thrust

broadside

noun
  • A forceful attack, be it written or spoken. 

  • The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet. 

  • One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing. 

  • A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded. 

verb
  • To collide with something side-on. 

adv
  • Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object. 

thrust

noun
  • A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.) 

  • An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point. 

  • The primary effort; the goal. 

  • The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine. 

verb
  • To stab; to pierce; usually with through. 

  • To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. 

  • To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully. 

  • To make advance with force. 

  • To push or drive with force; to shove. 

  • To force something upon someone. 

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