gallop vs loiter

gallop

noun
  • An act or instance of going or running rapidly. 

  • The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. 

  • An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop. 

verb
  • To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. 

  • To ride at a galloping pace. 

  • To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines. 

  • To run very fast. 

  • To progress rapidly through the body. 

  • To run at a gallop. 

  • To cause to gallop. 

loiter

noun
  • A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose. 

verb
  • To remain at a certain place instead of moving on. 

  • To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly. 

  • For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target. 

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