foray vs loot

foray

noun
  • A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. 

  • A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere. 

verb
  • To participate in a foray. 

  • To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise. 

loot

noun
  • Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat. 

  • A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. 

  • Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents. 

  • Synonym of money. 

  • Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war. 

verb
  • Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence. 

  • Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat. 

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