gallop vs scoot

gallop

verb
  • To progress rapidly through the body. 

  • 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 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. 

scoot

verb
  • To walk or travel fast; to go quickly. 

  • To run away hastily; scram. 

  • To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end. 

  • To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo. 

  • To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.). 

  • To squirt. 

  • To ride on a scooter. 

noun
  • A sudden flow of water; a squirt. 

  • A sideways shuffling or sliding motion. 

  • a scooter. 

  • A dollar. 

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