boot
noun
[ buːt ]
• a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg.
Similar:
gumboot,
wellington,
wader,
walking boot,
riding boot,
field boot,
jackboot,
thigh boot,
half-boot,
ankle boot,
pixie boot,
Chelsea boot,
balmoral,
desert boot,
moon boot,
snow boot,
galosh,
overshoe,
football boot,
welly,
bovver boot,
beetle-crusher,
Doc Martens,
buskin,
napoleon,
top boot,
• a hard kick.
• "he got a boot in the stomach"
• an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods.
• the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation.
• "a boot disk"
boot
verb
• kick (something) hard in a specified direction.
• "he ended up booting the ball into the stand"
Similar:
kick,
punt,
bunt,
strike with the foot,
tap,
propel,
drive,
knock,
send,
blooter,
• start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation.
• "when I booted the computer I heard a extremely loud rattle"
• place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car).
• "once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed"
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).
to boot
• as well; in addition.
• "images that are precise, revealing, and often beautiful to boot"
