remove vs tuck

remove

verb
  • To move something or someone from one place to another, especially to take away. 

  • To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.). 

  • To murder. 

  • To dismiss or discharge from office. 

  • To dismiss a batsman. 

  • To delete. 

noun
  • Distance in time or space; interval. 

  • A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove") 

  • (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last 

  • Emotional distance or indifference. 

  • The act of resetting a horse's shoe. 

  • The act of removing something. 

  • A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course. 

tuck

verb
  • To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden. 

  • To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in. 

  • To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). 

  • To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb. 

  • To eat; to consume. 

  • To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape. 

  • To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs. 

  • To full, as cloth. 

  • To fit neatly. 

noun
  • The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb. 

  • The beat of a drum. 

  • A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece. 

  • A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin. 

  • An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. 

  • A curled position. 

  • A curled position, with the shins held towards the body. 

  • The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail. 

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