book

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book[3,verb] booking booking office

Main Entry: ³book
Function: verb
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 rules
intransitive 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 /'bu-k&-b&l/ adjective, chiefly British
- book·er noun