tug vs whisk

tug

verb
  • To pull or drag with great effort. 

  • To masturbate. 

  • To tow by tugboat. 

  • To pull hard repeatedly. 

noun
  • A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it. 

  • A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 

  • A tugboat. 

  • An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. 

  • A sudden powerful pull. 

  • An act of male masturbation. 

whisk

verb
  • To move something rapidly and with no warning. 

  • To move whiskers. 

  • In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream. 

  • To move something with quick light sweeping motions. 

  • To move lightly and nimbly. 

noun
  • A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush. 

  • A quick, light sweeping motion. 

  • A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. 

  • A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function). 

  • A plane used by coopers for evening chines. 

  • A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle. 

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