sow vs tear up

sow

verb
  • To scatter over; to besprinkle. 

  • To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds). 

  • To spread abroad; to propagate. 

noun
  • A mass of metal solidified in a mold. 

  • A sowbug. 

  • A female bear, she-bear. 

  • A contemptible, often fat woman. 

  • A female guinea pig. 

  • A channel that conducts molten metal to molds. 

  • A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, etc. 

  • A female pig. 

tear up

verb
  • To tear into pieces. 

  • To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against. 

  • To damage. 

  • To wrench out of the ground. 

  • To have intense penetrative sex with. 

  • To brutally assault. 

  • To cancel or annul, or to cause the cancellation or annulment of (e.g. an agreement or contract). 

  • To start shedding tears. 

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