Difference between Book and Hold

What is the difference between Book and Hold?

Book as a verb is to reserve (something) for future use. while Hold as a verb is to grasp or grip.

Book

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To reserve (something) for future use. To penalise (someone) for an offence. To travel very fast. To write down. To receive the highest grade in a class.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets. A major division of a long work. A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet). A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use. The script of a musical. Records of the accounts of a business. A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book. A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement). four of a kind

Example sentence: I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I'd written a thousand stories.

Hold

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To grasp or grip.To contain or store.To have and keep possession of something.To reserve.To cause to wait or delay.To detain.To maintain, to consider.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A grasp or grip.Something reserved or kept.A position or grip used to control the opponent.The cargo area of a ship, (often cargo hold).The percentage the house wins on a gamble.

Example sentence: Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.

We hope you now know whether to use Book or Hold in your sentence.

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