straighten vs veer

straighten

verb
  • To become straight. 

  • To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience). 

  • To bribe or corrupt. 

  • To stand up, especially from a sitting position. 

  • To cause to become straight. 

  • To put in order; to sort; to tidy up. 

veer

verb
  • To turn. 

  • To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere). 

  • To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve. 

  • To shift aft. 

  • To change direction into the wind; to wear ship. 

noun
  • A turn or swerve; an instance of veering. 

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