ALL meanings of book
book
B b - idioms book make book, to accept or place the bets of others, as on horse races, especially as a business. to wager; bet: You can make book on it that he won't arrive in time. 1
- idioms book off the books, done or performed for cash or without keeping full business records: especially as a way to avoid paying income tax, employment benefits, etc.: Much of his work as a night watchman is done off the books. 1
- idioms book one for the book / books, a noteworthy incident; something extraordinary: The daring rescue was one for the book. 1
- idioms book on the books, entered in a list or record: He claims to have graduated from Harvard, but his name is not on the books. 1
- idioms book throw the book at, Informal. to sentence (an offender, lawbreaker, etc.) to the maximum penalties for all charges against that person. to punish or chide severely. 1
- idioms book without book, from memory. without authority: to punish without book. 1
- idioms book write the book, to be the prototype, originator, leader, etc., of: So far as investment banking is concerned, they wrote the book. 1
- noun book A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. 0
- noun book A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets. 0
- noun book A major division of a long work. 0
- noun book A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet). 0
- noun book A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use. 0
- noun book The script of a musical. 0
- noun book (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business. 0
- noun book A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book. 0
- noun book (law) A colloquial reference to 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). 0
- noun book (whist) Six tricks taken by one side. 0
- noun book (poker slang) four of a kind. 0
- noun book (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game. 0
- noun book (sports, by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game. 0
- verb book (Transitive Verb) To reserve (something) for future use. 0
- verb book (Transitive Verb) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book. 0
- verb book (Transitive Verb) (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action. 0
- verb book (sports) To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued. 0
- verb book (Intransitive Verb) SLA To travel very fast. 0
- verb book To record bets as bookmaker. 0
- verb book (Transitive Verb) (law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class. 0
- verb book (Intransitive Verb) SLA To leave. 0
- verb book (Britain dialectal, Northern England) simple past tense of bake. 0