laze vs strive

laze

noun
  • An instance of lazing. 

  • Laziness. 

  • Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water. 

verb
  • To be lazy, waste time. 

  • To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge. 

strive

verb
  • To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. 

  • To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest. 

  • To vie; to compete as a rival. 

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