bid vs say

bid

verb
  • To make an attempt. 

  • To offer as a price. 

  • To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price. 

  • To invite; to summon. 

  • To utter a greeting or salutation. 

  • To issue a command; to tell. 

  • To announce (one's goal), before starting play. 

  • To take a particular route regularly. 

noun
  • A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass. 

  • An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work. 

  • A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile. 

  • A prison sentence. 

  • An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal). 

say

verb
  • To try; to assay. 

  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

noun
  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

  • A strainer for milk. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

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