bid vs solicit

bid

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

  • To offer as a price. 

  • To invite; to summon. 

  • To utter a greeting or salutation. 

  • To make an attempt. 

  • 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). 

solicit

verb
  • To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment. 

  • To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. 

  • To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior. 

  • To woo; to court. 

  • To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. 

  • If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women. 

  • To make a petition. 

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