check up vs stake out

check up

verb
  • To seem correct or plausible; to comport with known facts; to check out (with other facts). 

  • I dropped by to check up on my friend. 

  • To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems. 

  • To verify something's accuracy. 

stake out

verb
  • To watch a location and/or people, generally covertly. 

  • To mark off the limits by stakes 

  • To end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court. 

How often have the words check up and stake out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )