flick vs gallop

flick

verb
  • To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly. 

  • To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. 

noun
  • A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. 

  • A flitch. 

  • A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. 

  • A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second 

  • The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device. 

  • A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. 

  • A powerful underarm volley shot. 

gallop

verb
  • To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. 

  • To ride at a galloping pace. 

  • To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines. 

  • To run very fast. 

  • To progress rapidly through the body. 

  • To run at a gallop. 

  • To cause to gallop. 

noun
  • The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. 

  • An act or instance of going or running rapidly. 

  • An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop. 

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