boot

noun boots

1. A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
2. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football (historically in the form of boots, now shorter, but still called the same).
3. uncountable A blow with the foot; a kick.

   Similar: kick

4. A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
5. figuratively, with definite article Oppression, an oppressor. Dr. Jayakar was not only one of them but was at places the prime mover in the historic decisions taken by a nation struggling to get free of the British boot.
6. A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot. The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.
7. US A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

   Similar: wheel clamp

8. A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
9. obsolete A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach. [T]he young man helped the young lady, half-swooning, inside, and Egbert, Murial Jane and Silvander Dan climbed on to the boot which was a handsome high-seat at the back.
10. archaic A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.

    Similar: butt, heel, ender, outsider

11. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car. He heaved the bag and its contents over the lip of the boot and on to the flagstones. When it was out, no longer in that boot but on the ground, and the bag was still intact, he knew the worst was over.

    Similar: trunk, dicky

12. informal, with definite article The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post). He was useless so he got the boot.
13. UK, slang An unattractive person, ugly woman. old boot

    Similar: firing, layoff

14. US, slang A recently arrived recruit; a rookie. Did you even go to OCS, you complete and utter boot!?
15. US, plural, usually A soldier, especially a footsoldier. We do not anticipate there will be US boots on the ground to help quell the violence.
16. ethnic, slang, slur A black person. My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even.
17. A hard or rigid case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun. They drew in their horses and dismounted. The others riding ahead were already out of sight in the darkness. Beyond them shone the lights of Bou Saada. Tarzan removed his rifle from its boot and loosened his revolver in its holster.
18. A bobbled ball.
19. The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
20. slang A linear amplifier used with CB radio. Because of overcrowding, many a CB enthusiast (called an "apple") is strapping an illegal linear amplifier ("boots") on to his transceiver ("ears") […]
21. slang A tyre.
22. US A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

    Similar: butt, heel

Similar: buskin, mukluk

verb boots · booting · booted

1. transitive To kick. I booted the ball toward my teammate.

   Similar: hoof, kick

2. To put boots on, especially for riding. Coated and booted for it.
3. Canada, US, colloquial, usually, with it To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual. The storm is coming fast! Boot it!
4. informal To eject; kick out. We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible.
5. informal To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc. As an IRC member with operator status, Swallow was able to manage who was allowed to remain in chat sessions and who got booted off the channel.

   Similar: kick

6. slang To vomit. Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch.
7. Multicultural London English, slang To shoot, to kill by gunfire. C4 run man through the alley Get a man down with the swammy Get a man down with the whammy Boot couple niggas on the road No face no case with the bally (booting)

noun boots

1. archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable Remedy, amends. Thou art boot for many a bruise / And healest many a wound.
2. uncountable Profit, plunder.
3. countable, uncountable That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense. I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one.
4. countable, obsolete, uncountable Profit; gain; advantage; use. Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot.
5. countable, obsolete, uncountable Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.
6. countable, obsolete, uncountable A medicinal cure or remedy.

verb boots · booting · booted

1. archaic, impersonal, intransitive, transitive To be beneficial, to help. It boots thee not to be compaſsionate, / After our ſentence, plaining comes too late.
2. archaic, impersonal, intransitive To matter; to be relevant. I will go and offer myſelf to this divorce—it boots not what becomes of me.
3. archaic, rare, transitive To enrich. And I will boot thee with what guift beſide / Thy modeſtie can begge.

noun boots

1. archaic The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device. It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed.

verb boots · booting · booted

1. archaic To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. When arriving at the office, the first thing I do is boot my machine.

   Similar: bootstrap, boot up, start · Opposite: shut down, stop, turn off

noun boots

1. archaic, informal A bootleg recording. I am looking to trade Iron Maiden boots. I have many Iron Maiden bootlegs. I have lots of Metallica. I trade CDR's, tapes and videos.

proper noun

1. A surname.
2. A small village in Eskdale parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY1701).

noun

1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Build–own–operate–transfer