hold off vs resist

hold off

verb
  • To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay. 

  • To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed). 

resist

verb
  • To withstand the actions of. 

  • To oppose; to refuse to accept. 

  • To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. 

noun
  • A protective coating or covering. 

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