hide vs make out

hide

verb
  • To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. 

  • To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. 

  • To beat with a whip made from hide. 

noun
  • A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway. 

  • The skin of an animal. 

  • (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them. 

  • One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril. 

  • A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes. 

  • A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents. 

make out

verb
  • To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. 

  • To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). 

  • To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee. 

  • To represent; to make (something) appear to be true. 

  • To embrace and kiss passionately. 

  • To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse. 

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