expansion vs hike

expansion

noun
  • A new addition. 

  • A product to be used with a previous product. 

  • That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface. 

  • The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 

  • The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience. 

  • The string of text thus substituted. 

  • An act, process, or instance of expanding. 

  • The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change. 

hike

noun
  • An abrupt increase. 

  • A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. 

  • A sharp upward tug to raise something. 

  • The snap of the ball to start a play. 

intj
  • Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher. 

verb
  • To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise. 

  • To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails. 

  • To unfairly or suddenly raise a price. 

  • To pull up or tug upwards sharply. 

  • To snap the ball to start a play. 

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