lay on vs tile

lay on

verb
  • To cover something with a layer of (something). 

  • To provide 

  • To repeatedly say (particular types of thing) 

  • To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination). 

  • To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus. 

  • to provide (food or drinks) for free 

  • To apply or implement (something). 

  • To do something excessively. 

  • To impart or explain (something) in words. 

  • To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship. 

tile

verb
  • To cover with tiles. 

  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

noun
  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

  • A rectangular graphic. 

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