continue vs give out

continue

verb
  • To adjourn, prorogue, put off. 

  • To make a continuation bet. 

  • To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc. 

  • To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). 

  • To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. 

  • To make last; to prolong. 

  • To resume. 

noun
  • An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress. 

give out

verb
  • To desist. 

  • To issue; to distribute. 

  • To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing. 

  • To complain, sulk, chastise. 

  • To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. 

  • To put forth, utter (prayers). 

  • To break down, get out of order, fail. 

  • To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth. 

  • To run short, come to an end. 

  • To desist through exhaustion of strength or patience. 

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