Book
Book verb - To arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use.
Kidnap
Kidnap verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In an attempt to kidnap Oprah Winfrey from a book signing, the bumbling duo Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy accidentally kidnap Maya Angelou instead.
Source: Pity the Kidnapper -
Up to that point in the book the Baudelaires hadn't committed murder (or "accident" according to Sunny), and throughout the book they never kidnap anyone.
- In the A-to-Z Mysteries book The Bald Bandit, Ruth Rose's ability to scream really loudly comes in handy when the Bald Bandit tries to kidnap her.
Source: Chekhovs Skill / Literature
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