ascent vs tumble

ascent

noun
  • The way or means by which one ascends. 

  • The act of ascending; a motion upwards. 

  • An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy 

  • The ascender height in a typeface. 

  • The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness 

  • An eminence, hill, or high place. 

tumble

noun
  • A fall, especially end over end. 

  • An act of sexual intercourse. 

  • A disorderly heap. 

verb
  • To smoothe and polish, e.g., gemstones or pebbles, by means of a rotating tumbler. 

  • To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple. 

  • To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler. 

  • To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings. 

  • To fall end over end; to roll over and over. 

  • To have sexual intercourse. 

  • To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way. 

  • To drop rapidly. 

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