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== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: bo͝ok, IPA(key): /bʊk/ enPR: bo͞ok IPA(key): /buːk/ (some speakers from Northern England and Ireland) (Scotland, Northern Ireland, MLE) IPA(key): /bʉk/ Homophone: buck (without the foot-strut split, when pronounced /bʊk/) Rhymes: -ʊk === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Bookmaker sense by clipping. ==== Alternative forms ==== boke (obsolete) booke (archaic) ==== Noun ==== book (plural books) A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. A major division of a long work. Synonyms: tome, volume (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet). (informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use. Synonym: booklet (theater) The script of a musical or opera. Synonym: libretto (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business. Synonyms: account, record (law, colloquial) A book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement). (whist) Six tricks taken by one side. (poker slang) Four of a kind. (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents that happened in a game. (sports, by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game. (horse racing) The list of mares that a stallion will breed in a given season. (horse racing) A list of the races that a jockey is scheduled to ride in. (cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card. (figurative) Any source of instruction. (with "the") The accumulated body of knowledge passed down among black pimps. (advertising, informal) A portfolio of one's previous work in the industry. Idea Industry (page 27) Your portfolio — your book — has to be killer. (chess, uncountable) The sum of chess knowledge in the opening or endgame. (historical) A package of silk. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:book ===== Hyponyms ===== See Thesaurus:book ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English booken, boken, from Old English bōcian, ġebōcian, from the noun (see above). ==== Verb ==== book (third-person singular simple present books, present participle booking, simple past and past participle booked) (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use. Synonym: reserve (transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book. Synonyms: make a note of, note down, record, write down (transitive) To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. Synonyms: sign up, register, reserve, schedule, enroll (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action. (sports) To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued. (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast. Synonyms: bomb, hurtle, rocket, speed, shoot, whiz To record bets as bookmaker. (transitive, law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class. (intransitive, slang) To move or leave, often hurriedly and abruptly. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English book, bok, from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic *bōk, first and third person singular indicative past tense of Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”). ==== Verb ==== book (UK dialectal, Northern England) simple past of bake === References === === Anagrams === Boko, Koob, boko, bòkò, kobo == Beja == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboːk/ === Noun === bóók m (plural bák) (zoology) buck === References === Reinisch, Leo (1895), Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache‎[4] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 46 == Chinese == === Alternative forms === 卜 === Etymology === From English book. === Pronunciation === === Verb === book (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to book; to reserve ==== Related terms ==== booking == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === book m (plural books) portfolio bookmaker === References === “book”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Kankanaey == === Etymology === Compare Tagalog buhok. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈʔok/ [boˈʔok̠̚] Rhymes: -ok Syllabification: bo‧ok === Noun === boók (anatomy) hair === References === Morice Vanoverbergh (1982), “Kankanay Anatomy: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies‎[5], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, pages 83-96 == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === bouk (Sittard, amongst other dialects) Bouk (Eupen) Bock (Krefeld) === Etymology === From Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boːk/ Hyphenation: book Rhymes: -oːk === Noun === book n (many dialects) book ==== Derived terms ==== == Mansaka == === Noun === book piece == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== book alternative form of bok === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== book alternative form of bouk == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === book imperative of booke