book

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NGSL Rank: 170
book
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Meanings
noun
  • a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
    E.g. a book of selected poems
  • a bound set of blank sheets for writing in.
    E.g. an accounts book
  • a set of tickets, stamps, matches, samples of cloth, etc., bound together.
    E.g. a pattern book
verb
  • reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance.
    E.g. I have booked a table at the Swan
  • make an official note of the personal details of (a person who has broken a law or rule).
    E.g. the cop booked me and took me down to the station
  • leave suddenly.
    E.g. they just ate your pizza and drank your soda and booked

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