hoof vs step on

hoof

verb
  • To walk. 

  • To trample with hooves. 

  • To dance, especially as a professional. 

  • To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy. 

noun
  • The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. 

  • The human foot. 

step on

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, on. 

  • to adulterate a drug for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore its profit; to dilute, cut. 

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