booked
Because it is a word with a single syllable, booked is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofbooked
- To reserve (something) for future use.
Synonyms: reserve
Example: "I can book tickets for the concert next week."
- To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
Synonyms: "make a note of", "note down", record, "write down"
Example: "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.
Example: "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.
- To travel very fast.
Example: "He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap."
- To record bets as bookmaker.
- (law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class.
Example: "The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class."
- To leave.
Example: "He was here earlier, but he booked."
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