groan vs rough-and-tumble

groan

verb
  • To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. 

  • To make a groan. 

noun
  • A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. 

  • A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. 

  • A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight. 

rough-and-tumble

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

How often have the words groan and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )