dull vs put away

dull

verb
  • To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. 

  • To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp. 

  • To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy. 

  • To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. 

adj
  • Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding. 

  • Insensible; unfeeling. 

  • Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly. 

  • Sluggish, listless. 

  • Boring; not exciting or interesting. 

  • Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness. 

  • Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. 

  • Cloudy, overcast. 

  • Heavy; lifeless; inert. 

  • Not clear, muffled. 

put away

verb
  • To discard, divest oneself of. 

  • To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up. 

  • To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner. 

  • To kill someone. 

  • To store, add to one's stores for later use. 

  • To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities. 

  • To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive. 

  • To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot 

  • To knock out an opponent. 

  • To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum. 

  • To strike out a batter. 

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