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A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

Пример: He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the 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, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

Пример: I have three copies of his first book.

A major division of a long work.

Пример: Genesis is the first book of the Bible.

A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

Пример: I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.

To reserve (something) for future use.

Пример: I can book tickets for the concert next week.

To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

Пример: They booked that message from the hill

(law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

Пример: The police booked him for driving too fast.

To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.

(with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven.

Пример: I baked a delicious cherry pie.

(with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.

Пример: The cake baked at 350°F.

To be warmed to drying and hardening.

Пример: The clay baked in the sun.

To dry by heat.

Пример: They baked the electrical parts lightly to remove moisture.