permit vs shut

permit

verb
  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

noun
  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

  • A learner's permit. 

shut

verb
  • To preclude; to exclude; to bar out. 

  • To confine in an enclosed area. 

  • To catch or snag in the act of shutting something. 

  • To close, to stop being open. 

  • To close, to stop from being open. 

  • To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. 

adj
  • Closed; not open. 

noun
  • The act or time of shutting; close. 

  • The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together. 

  • A door or cover; a shutter. 

  • A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets. 

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