gallop vs spirit

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. 

spirit

verb
  • To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery. 

  • Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit. 

noun
  • A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel. 

  • Energy; ardour. 

  • Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state. 

  • A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages. 

  • The manner or style of something. 

  • Stannic chloride. 

  • One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper. 

  • Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement. 

  • The soul of a person or other creature. 

  • Enthusiasm. 

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