put back vs shorten

put back

verb
  • To drink fast; to knock down alcohol. 

  • To turn back; to return. 

  • To postpone an arranged event or appointment. 

  • To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time. 

  • To return something to its original place. 

shorten

verb
  • To take in the slack of (a rope). 

  • To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen. 

  • To reduce (sail) by taking it in. 

  • To become shorter. 

  • To make shorter; to abbreviate. 

  • To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc. 

  • To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of). 

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