Meaning & Definition of Boot in English
English⟶
Boot
/but/
noun
1. Footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
synonym:
- boot
2. British term for the luggage compartment in a car
synonym:
- boot
3. The swift release of a store of affective force
- "They got a great bang out of it"
- "What a boot!"
- "He got a quick rush from injecting heroin"
- "He does it for kicks"
synonym:
- bang,
- boot,
- charge,
- rush,
- flush,
- thrill,
- kick
4. Protective casing for something that resembles a leg
synonym:
- boot
5. An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
synonym:
- boot,
- the boot,
- iron boot,
- iron heel
6. A form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
synonym:
- boot
7. The act of delivering a blow with the foot
- "He gave the ball a powerful kick"
- "The team's kicking was excellent"
synonym:
- kick,
- boot,
- kicking
verb
1. Kick
- Give a boot to
synonym:
- boot
2. Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
- "Boot your computer"
synonym:
- boot,
- reboot,
- bring up
Examples of using
My computer doesn't boot up anymore.
The dog chewed up my boot.
The man ran into the room wearing a boot on his head, shouted a bunch of gibberish, and promptly exited.