"make book" meaning in All languages combined

See make book on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-make book.ogg Forms: makes book [present, singular, third-person], making book [participle, present], made book [participle, past], made book [past]
Etymology: The "be confident" sense is connected to the "gamble" sense: a sure bet is one that you can be certain of. Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,made>}} make book (third-person singular simple present makes book, present participle making book, simple past and past participle made book)
  1. (idiomatic) To gamble, either by placing or taking bets. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_book-en-verb-bnPUKwlB
  2. (idiomatic) To be very confident; to be sure. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_book-en-verb-DzQ-gW14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bookie, bookmaker, bookmaking, sportsbook, bank on, make bank, make it interesting, to be sure, want to bet, you can bet your bottom dollar

Inflected forms

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