book up

British

verb

to make a reservation (for); book
See booked up

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She carried a stack of books up to her chin.

From Literature

Real quick, I turned myself forward again and put my book up in front of my face, so I would look like I was too busy to be disturbed.

From Literature

The recent hashtag "collective hair washing on the 16th" calls for nationwide mass hair washing on the last day of the lunar year, with social media users joking about salons being booked up.

From Barron's

Shipyards that specialize in the vessels are booked up for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

World Cup host city hotels are already booking up.

From MarketWatch

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