lay up vs permit

lay up

verb
  • To store; to put by. 

  • To go out of active service. 

  • To make a layup with (a basketball) 

  • To deliberately leave the ball further than necessary from the hole, so as to secure an easier succeeding shot. 

  • To take out of active service. 

  • To disable or incapacitate; to confine to bed. 

permit

verb
  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

noun
  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

  • A learner's permit. 

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