grapevine vs story

grapevine

noun
  • A rumor. 

  • A leglock. 

  • The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. 

  • A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns. 

  • An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip. 

verb
  • To restrain in a leglock. 

story

noun
  • A lie, fiction. 

  • A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account. 

  • An account of real or fictional events. 

  • A soap opera. 

  • A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period. 

verb
  • To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about. 

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