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English

book it

To take off quickly; to leave in a hurry.

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    Origin

    Possibly from earlier onomatopoeic bookity-book.

    From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Lineage

    • derived (possibly)Englishearlier “occurring previously”
      • derivedEnglishthere “In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away …”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishthere
      • derived (possibly)Englishraspise
        • derivedEnglishAnglo-Latin “Latin language as used in Britain, especially Medieval as well as Ecclesiastical and legal Latin.”
      • partEnglishcontentious “Marked by heated arguments or controversy.”
        • derivedMiddle Frenchcontentieux
      • derivedEnglishNan “radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N.”
        • borrowedThaiน่าน
      • derivedEnglisha “The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.”
        • derivedEnglishwhich “What, of those mentioned or implied.”
        • derivedEnglishleer “To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.”
        • derivedEnglishflap “Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily …”
        • derivedEnglishjam “A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast o…”
        • derivedEnglishwindow “An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outsid…”
        • derivedEnglishwind “Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pr…”
        • partEnglishAllhallowmas “All Saints' Day.”
        • derivedEnglishbog “An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft…”
        • derivedEnglishclosing “The act by which something is closed.”
        • derivedEnglishBritain “The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain …”
        • derivedEnglishsoylent “An undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.”
        • derivedEnglishCicero's
        • partEnglishThomas “An infidel or doubter.”
        • derivedEnglishMiddle “A sheading of the Isle of Man.”
        • derivedEnglishbradán “salmon”
        • derivedEnglishrotary “Capable of rotation.”
        • derivedEnglishwithin “In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.”
        • derivedEnglisheating “Bred to be eaten.”
        • derivedEnglishblue “Of a blue hue.”
        • borrowedEnglishFrench “The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by…”
        • partEnglishStanley “A habitational surname from Old English.”
        • derived (possibly)EnglishCarolina “A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.”
        • derivedEnglishlate “Near the end of a period of time.”
        • derivedEnglishtso
        • derivedEnglishteneō “to hold, to retain”
        • derived (possibly)Englishtechnical “Specifically related to a particular discipline.”
        • derivedEnglishwaffle “A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.”
        • derivedEnglishHugh “A male given name from the Germanic languages.”
        • derivedEnglishWilkin “A surname originating as a patronymic.”
        • derivedEnglishJohan “A female given name from Hebrew.”
        • derivedEnglishMonty “A diminutive of the male given names Montgomery and Montague.”
        • derivedEnglishRichard “A male given name from the Germanic languages.”
        • derivedEnglishMassachusett “A Native American tribe who traditionally live in the Massachusetts Bay area in the state of Massac…”
        • derivedEnglishDravidian “A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and…”
        • derivedEnglishOld “A surname.”
        • partOld Englishdū̆ce “duck”
        • derivedEnglishtolowechek' “I speak Tolowa”
        • derivedEnglishpuff “A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.”
        • derivedEnglishBela “A short river in south Cumbria, England, which flows into the estuary of the River Kent; in full, t…”
        • derivedEnglishole “An interjection used to stir up excitement.”
        • derivedEnglishsense “Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hea…”
        • derivedEnglishpituitary “Of or relating to the pituitary gland.”
        • derivedEnglishvariable “Able to vary or be varied.”
        • derivedEnglishBolama “One of the islands of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau”
        • derivedEnglishleg “A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.”
        • derivedEnglishThe
        • derived (possibly)Englishtransport “To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.”
        • derivedEnglishNovak “A surname.”
        • derivedEnglishvan “A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cu…”
        • derivedEnglishਰਾਵਾ “commander, king”
        • derivedEnglishof “From (a place); off.”
        • derivedEnglish1535:
        • derivedEnglishabfraction “A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanic…”
        • derivedEnglishhide “To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.”
        • derivedEnglishLa “A surname”
        • derivedEnglishMargaret “A female given name from Ancient Greek.”
        • derivedEnglishhis “Belonging to him.”
        • derived (possibly)Old Norsein
        • derivedClassical Latinumbilicus
        • derivedEnglishmy “Belonging to me.”
        • calqueJapanese頭
        • derivedEnglishbloodroot “A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap a…”
        • derivedEnglishwet “Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.”
        • derivedEnglishWilliam “radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.”
        • derivedEnglishobscurity “Darkness; the absence of light.”
        • derivedEnglishc.
        • derivedEnglishother “See other (determiner) below.”
        • derivedOld EnglishTæbba
        • derivedEnglishclassic “Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.”
        • derivedEnglishKlemens
        • derivedEnglishtea “The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.”
        • derivedEnglishCritique
        • partEnglisheven “Flat and level.”
        • partEnglishknife “A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually stee…”
        • partOld Englishworþ “enclosure”
        • inheritedMiddle Englisha
        • inheritedMiddle Englishof
        • inheritedMiddle Englishaw
        • borrowedRussianа
      • derivedEnglishtendency “A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.”
        • borrowedMedieval Latintendentia
      • derivedMiddle Englishsetten
        • inheritedOld Englishsettan
      • derived (possibly)Englishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
        • derivedEnglish7th
        • derivedEnglishSweden “A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. Capital: Stockholm.”
        • derivedEnglishJohn “A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle A…”
        • derivedEnglishEisen “A surname from German.”
        • derivedEnglishMilonakis—himself
        • derivedEnglishmull “To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.”
        • derivedEnglishNîmes “A city, the capital of Gard department, Occitania, southern France, formerly in the region of Langu…”
        • derivedEnglishon “In the state of being active, functioning or operating.”
        • derivedEnglishpassio “suffering”
        • derivedEnglishmarine “Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the …”
        • derivedEnglishninny “A silly or foolish person.”
        • derivedEnglishlack “A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.”
        • derivedEnglishtalking “The action of the verb talk.”
        • derivedEnglishPlacerville “A city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States.”
        • derivedEnglishinside “The interior or inner part.”
      • partEnglishrag “Tattered clothes (clothing).”
      • derivedItalianby
      • derived (possibly)Englishbung “A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the n…”
      • derived (possibly)Englishan “Used before a vowel sound.”
      • derived (possibly)Englishbukara “wine jug”
      • derived (possibly)Shawnee[Term?] “place of the white bones”
      • derivedEnglishPilo-taikita
      • derivedEnglishchemise “A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.”
      • partEnglishrancorous “Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.”
      • partEnglishtag “A small label.”

    Meanings

    verb
    1. To take off quickly; to leave in a hurry.

    Sources

    • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
    • Wiktionary: book it