contact vs outlet

contact

noun
  • A device designed for repetitive connections. 

  • The act of touching physically; being in close association. 

  • The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact. 

  • The establishment of communication (with). 

  • A contact lens. 

  • The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. 

  • Contact juggling. 

  • A nodule designed to connect a device with something else. 

  • Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. 

verb
  • To establish communication with something or someone. 

  • To touch; to come into physical contact with. 

outlet

noun
  • A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances. 

  • A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something. 

  • A river that runs out of a lake. 

  • Something which allows for the release of one's desires. 

  • A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier. 

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