overtake vs prowl

overtake

noun
  • An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver. 

verb
  • To become greater than something else 

  • To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away 

  • To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic). 

prowl

noun
  • The act of prowling. 

verb
  • To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. 

  • To idle; to go about aimlessly. 

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