look vs spy

look

verb
  • To search for, to try to find. 

  • As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. 

  • To make sure of, to see to. 

  • To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. 

  • To give an appearance of being. 

  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • To face or present a view. 

  • To expect or anticipate. 

  • As an intransitive verb, often with "at". 

  • To appear, to seem. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

noun
  • A facial expression. 

  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

spy

verb
  • To search narrowly; to scrutinize. 

  • To act as a spy. 

  • To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country. 

  • To spot; to catch sight of. 

noun
  • A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately. 

  • A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage). 

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