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  • 71book — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 72Book — A record of all the positions that a trader is holding. This record shows the total amount of long and short position that the trader has undertaken. For example, a trader with a very simple book may hold two positions: one long position of XYZ… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 73book — (entrée créée par le supplément) (bouk) s. m. Terme de turf. Livre sur lequel les parieurs inscrivent leurs paris.    Avoir un excellent book, avoir combiné ses paris de manière à s assurer de grandes chances de gain et peu de pertes relatives.… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 74Book — Recorded in a number of spellings including: Boag, Boig, Boik, Bog, Boog, and Book, this is a Scottish surname is some antiquity. It is apparently locational or at least residential, and may originate from the lands of Boak in the parish of… …

    Surnames reference

  • 75-book — press book stud book …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 76book — I v To drive fast. He was booking over a 100 when they caught him. 1980s II v To leave. I ve got to get home; let s book. 1990s III v To register an arrest. They just booked Rusty for forging checks. 1940s IV v To study hard. I have to get to the …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 77book — To leave. (Likely in reference to the Hawaii Five O catch phrase, Book em, Dano Got class in ten gotta book …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 78book — To leave. (Likely in reference to the Hawaii Five O catch phrase, Book em, Dano Got class in ten gotta book …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 79book — 1) vb American to depart, leave. A fashionable term of the 1990s in black street usage and also heard among white adolescents. A vari ety of euphemisms (like its contemporar ies bail, bill, jam and jet) for run away are essential to the argot of… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 80book up — phrasal verb Word forms book up : present tense I/you/we/they book up he/she/it books up present participle booking up past tense booked up past participle booked up See: booked up …

    English dictionary