Main Entry: ³book

Function: verb

Date: 1807

transitive verb

1 a : to register (as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings) <he was booked to sail on Monday> b : to schedule engagements for <book the band for a week> c : to set aside time for d : to reserve in advance <book two seats at the theater> <were all booked up>
2 a : to enter charges against in a police register b of a referee : to note the name or number of (as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rulesintransitive verb 1 : to make a reservation <book through your travel agent>
2 chiefly British : to register in a hotel —usually used with in
3 slang : leave, go; especially : to depart quickly

— book·able \ˈbu̇-kə-bəl\ adjective, chiefly British

— book·er noun