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| 1. | [ noun ] (clothing) footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg | |
| Related terms: | footwear riding_boot buskin ski_boot Hessian_boot hip_boot rubber_boot cowboy_boot spur toecap tongue counter instep insole bootleg outsole eyelet bootlace | |
| 2. | [ noun ] compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools (`boot' is British usage) | |
| Synonyms: | trunk automobile_trunk luggage_compartment | |
| Related terms: | compartment car | |
| 3. | [ noun ] British term for the luggage compartment in a car | |
| Related terms: | UK | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the swift release of a store of affective force | |
| Synonyms: | thrill kick flush charge rush bang | |
| Examples: | "they got a great bang out of it" "what a boot!" "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin" "he does it for kicks" |
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| Related terms: | exhilaration exhilarate agitate | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (computer science) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes | |
| Synonyms: | bring_up reboot | |
| Examples: | "boot your computer" |
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| Related terms: | resuscitate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg | |
| Synonyms: | iron_heel iron_boot | |
| Related terms: | instrument_of_torture | |
| 7. | [ noun ] protective casing for something that resembles a leg | |
| Related terms: | shell | |
| 8. | [ verb ] kick; give a boot to | |
| Related terms: | kick oust kick | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29283 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the act of delivering a blow with the foot | |
| Synonyms: | kick kicking | |
| Examples: | "he gave the ball a powerful kick" "the team's kicking was excellent" |
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| Related terms: | blow place_kick goal-kick dropkick goal-kick punt kick kick | |
| Similar spelling: |
Booth booty bot bootee Boothe bootie bota Both boat bout Bott Boeotia Bothe Botta Botti Boutte Boyett bod bow_tie Boyette Boyd body Bode |
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