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   boot

   /buːt/

   noun

   • 1. a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg. Similar gumbootwellingtonwaderwalking bootriding bootfield bootjackbootthigh boothalf-bootankle bootpixie bootChelsea bootbalmoraldesert bootmoon bootsnow bootgaloshovershoefootball bootinformal:wellybovver bootbeetle-crushertrademark:Doc Martenshistorical:buskinnapoleontop boot
   • ▪ a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg.
   • ▪ a clamp placed by the police on the wheel of an unlawfully parked vehicle to make it immobile. North American
   • ▪ an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot. historical
   • 2. a hard kick: informal "he got a boot in the stomach" Similar kickblowknock
   • 3. an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods. British
   • 4. the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation: "a boot disk"

   verb

   • 1. kick (something) hard in a specified direction: "he ended up booting the ball into the stand" Similar kickpuntbuntstrike with the foottappropeldriveknocksendblooter
   • 2. start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation: "when I booted the computer I heard a extremely loud rattle" Similar start upfire uppreparereadymake ready
   • ▪ (of a computer) be started and put into a state of readiness for operation: "the laptop boots up in 14 seconds flat"
   • 3. place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car): US "once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin; boot1 (sense 2 of the verb) is from bootstrap (sense 2 of the noun).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   boot verb (COMPUTER) [ I or T ] (also boot up) When a computer boots (up), it becomes ready for use by getting the necessary information into its memory, and when you boot (up) a computer, you cause it to do this. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bootBoot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot that usually reaches above the ankle. 2.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bootBOOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Boot definition: a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and ankle, and usually all or part of the leg. See examples of BOOT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBOOT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the situation in which your job is taken away from you, usually because you have done something wrong or badly: get the boot She got the boot for stealing money from the cash register. be given the boot Williams has been given the boot from the team. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishboot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /buːt/ Idioms. a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg. (British English) walking boots. a pair of heavy walking boots. (North American English) hiking boots. a pair of black leather boots. She wore black knee-high boots.

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   A boot is the kind of shoe that can rise as high as your knee, like riding boots, or just up to your ankle, like silver-studded Beatle boots. To boot means to kick something (with or without the fancy footwear). Like most fashionable things, the word boot comes from the Old French bote.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBOOT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   BOOT definition: 1. a strong shoe that covers your foot and part of your leg: 2. a closed space at the back of a…. Learn more.