- book
- In.
1) to bring out, publish, put out; write a book
2) to ban; censor; copyright; dedicate, inscribe; edit; expurgate; pirate; proofread; review; revise; translate a book
3) to bind a book
4) to set a book in type
5) to charge, check a book (out of a library)
6) to renew a book (borrowed from a library)
7) a children's; comic; complaint book; cookbook (AE), cookery (BE) book; handbook; illustrated; library; phrase; picture; prayer; rare; ration; reference; ring (BE) book; schoolbook; telephone book; textbook
8) (colloq.) the Good Book ('the Bible')
9) a book appears, comes out, is published
10) a book goes out of print; is sold out
11) a book about, on (a book about computers)
12) (misc.) to make book ('to make or accept bets'); a closed book ('an obscure matter, person'); ('a completed event, condition'); an open book ('an accessible subject, person'); (slang) to throw the book at smb. ('to punish an accused person severely'); to go by the book ('to adhere strictly to regulations')
IIv. (esp. BE)
1) (C) she booked a seat for me; or: she booked me a seat
2) (D; intr. tr.) to book through to (can we book a ticket through to Berlin?)
* * *[bʊk]comes outcomiccomplaint bookcookery (BE) bookeditillustratedis publishedis sold outor: she booked me a seatpirateproofreadpruning bookpublishring (BE) bookschoolbooktelephone booktranslate a bookwrite a bookan open book ('an accessible subject, person')a closed book ('an obscure matter, person')to go by the book ('to adhere strictly to regulations')(slang) to throw the book at smb. ('to punish an accused person severely')cookbook (AE)on (a book about computers)check a book (out of a library)(esp. BE) (C) she booked a seat for me['curved piece of metal, wood'] a crocheta children'sa book abouta book appearsa book goes out of printto banto bind a bookto bring outto chargeto chargeto set a book in type['misc. '] (slang) off the book ('relieved of responsibility')(colloq.) the Good Book ('the Bible')(misc.) to make book ('to make or accept bets')to renew a book (borrowed from a library)(D; intr. tr.) to book through to (can we book a ticket through to Berlin?)['blow delivered with bent arm'] to deliver a book (he delivered a right book to his opponent's jaw)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
