tiptoe vs troop

tiptoe

verb
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. 

adj
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

troop

verb
  • To move or march as if in a crowd. 

  • To march on; to go forward in haste. 

  • To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. 

noun
  • Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster. 

  • A group of meerkat families living together. 

  • A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). 

  • A company of actors; a troupe. 

  • A chapter of a national girl or boy scouts organization, consisting of one or more patrols of 6 to 8 youngsters each. 

  • A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. 

  • A group of baboons. 

  • A group of soldiers; military forces. 

  • A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers. 

  • A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry. 

  • An individual soldier or member of a military force. 

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