[bʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers
(e.g: a book of selected poems)

- a bound set of blank sheets for writing in
(e.g: an accounts book)

- a set of tickets, stamps, matches, samples of cloth, etc., bound together
(e.g: a pattern book)


Phrases:
- People of the Book
- bring someone to book
- by the book
- close the books
- in my book
- in someone's bad books
- in someone's good books
- make a book
- on the books
- suit someone's book
- take a leaf out of someone's book
- throw the book at
- write the book
- you can't judge a book by its cover

Origin:
Old English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved)

[bʊk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance
(e.g: I have booked a table at the Swan)

- make an official note of the personal details of (a person who has broken a law or rule)
(e.g: the cop booked me and took me down to the station)

- leave suddenly
(e.g: they just ate your pizza and drank your soda and booked)


Phrases:
- People of the Book
- bring someone to book
- by the book
- close the books
- in my book
- in someone's bad books
- in someone's good books
- make a book
- on the books
- suit someone's book
- take a leaf out of someone's book
- throw the book at
- write the book
- you can't judge a book by its cover

Origin:
Old English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved)