catapult vs stoke

catapult

verb
  • To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult. 

  • To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult. 

  • To fire a missile from a catapult. 

  • To have one's status increased rapidly. 

  • To increase the status of something rapidly. 

noun
  • An instance of firing a missile from a catapult. 

  • A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects. 

  • A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck. 

  • An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult. 

  • A slingshot. 

stoke

verb
  • To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. 

  • To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman. 

  • To poke, pierce, thrust. 

  • To encourage a behavior or emotion. 

noun
  • An act of poking, piercing, thrusting 

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