gush vs hike

gush

noun
  • A sudden rapid outflow. 

verb
  • To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment. 

  • To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume. 

  • To ejaculate during orgasm. 

  • To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. 

hike

noun
  • An abrupt increase. 

  • A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. 

  • A sharp upward tug to raise something. 

  • The snap of the ball to start a play. 

verb
  • To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise. 

  • To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails. 

  • To unfairly or suddenly raise a price. 

  • To pull up or tug upwards sharply. 

  • To snap the ball to start a play. 

intj
  • Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher. 

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