serve vs survey

serve

verb
  • To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. 

  • To be useful to; to meet the needs of. 

  • To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service. 

  • To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.). 

  • To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. 

  • To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. 

  • To attractively display something (especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance. 

  • To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. 

  • To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. 

  • To perform (a public obligation). 

  • To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. 

  • To copulate with (of male animals); to cover. 

  • To present an attractive personal appearance. 

  • To usefully take the place as, instead of something else. 

  • To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing. 

  • To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something. 

  • To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence). 

  • To evoke something (especially a person) with one's personal appearance. 

  • To be in military service. 

  • To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.) 

  • To work, to operate (a weapon). 

noun
  • An impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance). 

  • An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games. 

  • A portion of food or drink, a serving. 

survey

verb
  • To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook 

  • To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry 

  • To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire. 

  • To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine. 

  • To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same. 

  • To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of 

noun
  • The act of surveying; a general view. 

  • The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface. 

  • A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people. 

  • A measured plan and description of any portion of country. 

  • A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer. 

  • A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality. 

  • An examination of the opinions of a group of people. 

  • An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives. 

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