lying vs stand-up

lying

noun
  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground. 

  • An act of telling a lie or falsehood. 

adj
  • Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious 

stand-up

adj
  • Performed while standing although normally done while sitting. 

  • Honest; honorable. 

  • Upright; while standing. 

  • That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide. 

noun
  • A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity). 

  • A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage 

  • A free-standing photographic print or promotional item; a standee. 

  • A comedian who performs on stage. 

  • A news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event. 

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