goring vs torture

goring

noun
  • The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting 

  • A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width. 

adj
  • Cut gradually sloping, so as to be broader at the clew than at the earing of a sail. 

torture

noun
  • The intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony. 

  • The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships. 

  • (often as "absolute torture") Stage fright; severe embarrassment. 

verb
  • To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone). 

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