(informal) To open up one's books, especially in order to study.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crack a book

present participle of crack a book

Alternative form of book-learning

Alternative form of booklore

(transitive) To reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets. / (chess, slang) To study opening lines in great detail in order to gain an advantage.

Alternative form of booklore

Theoretical or academic knowledge acquired by reading books and/or through formal education, as opposed to practical or empirical knowledge of real life and the real world, gained through experience, or native as street smarts, common sense, or intuition.

plural of book burning

Alternative form of bookwise