noose vs ploy

noose

noun
  • An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso. 

verb
  • To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare. 

ploy

noun
  • Sport; frolic. 

  • A tactic, strategy, or scheme. 

verb
  • To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision. 

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