book

1. a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
2. a work of fiction or nonfiction in an electronic format: e-book ( def 1 ).

   Your child can listen to or read the book online.

3. a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc.
4. a division of a literary work, especially one of the larger divisions.
5. the Book, the Bible.
6. Music. the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical.
7. books. books of account.
8. Jazz. the total repertoire of a band.
9. a script or story for a play.
10. a record of bets, as on a horse race.
11. Cards. the number of basic tricks or cards that must be taken before any trick or card counts in the score.
12. a set or packet of tickets, checks, stamps, matches, etc., bound together like a book.
13. anything that serves for the recording of facts or events:

    The petrified tree was a book of Nature.

14. Sports. a collection of facts and information about the usual playing habits, weaknesses, methods, etc., of an opposing team or player, especially in baseball:

    The White Sox book on Mickey Mantle cautioned pitchers to keep the ball fast and high.

15. Stock Exchange.
    1. the customers served by each registered representative in a brokerage house.
    2. a loose-leaf binder kept by a specialist to record orders to buy and sell stock at specified prices.
16. a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco.
17. Mineralogy. a thick block or crystal of mica.
18. a magazine: used especially in magazine publishing.
19. book value.
20. Slang. bookmaker ( def 1 ).
21. the book,
    1. a set of rules, conventions, or standards:

       The solution was not according to the book but it served the purpose.

    2. the telephone book:

       I've looked him up, but he's not in the book.

1. to enter in a book or list; record; register.
2. to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.):

   We booked a table at our favorite restaurant.

3. to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.:

   The travel agent booked us for next week's cruise.

4. to engage for one or more performances.

   Synonyms: program, slate, bill, schedule, reserve

   Antonyms: cancel

5. to enter an official charge against (an arrested suspect) on a police register.
6. to act as a bookmaker for (a bettor, bet, or sum of money):

   The Philadelphia syndicate books 25 million dollars a year on horse racing.

1. to register one's name.
2. to engage a place, services, etc.
3. Slang.
   1. to study hard, as a student before an exam:

      He left the party early to book.

   2. to leave; depart:

      I'm bored with this party, let's book.

   3. to work as a bookmaker:

      He started a restaurant with money he got from booking.

1. of or relating to a book or books:

   the book department;

   a book salesman.

2. derived or learned from or based on books:

   a book knowledge of sailing.

3. shown by a book of account:

   The firm's book profit was $53,680.

verb phrase

1. to sign in, as at a job.
2. to sell out in advance:

   The hotel is booked up for the Christmas holidays.

3. to sign out, as at a job.