gallop vs rash

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. 

rash

verb
  • To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush. 

  • Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: to collide or hit. 

  • Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently. 

  • To emit or issue (something) hastily. 

  • To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction. 

  • Of rain: to fall heavily. 

  • Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise. 

  • To break (something) forcefully; to smash. 

noun
  • Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk. 

  • An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus; also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash. 

  • An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1). 

  • An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend. 

adj
  • Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty. 

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