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Boot

//buːt// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

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
A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
2
Remedy, amends. archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable
"Thou art boot for many a bruise / And healest many a wound."
3
The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device. archaic
"It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed."
4
A bootleg recording. archaic, informal
"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."
5
Initialism of Build–own–operate–transfer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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6
the act of delivering a blow with the foot wordnet
7
A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.; 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).
8
Profit, plunder. uncountable
9
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed wordnet
10
A blow with the foot; a kick. uncountable
11
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. countable, uncountable
"I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one."
12
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg wordnet
13
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.
14
Profit; gain; advantage; use. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot."
15
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg wordnet
16
Oppression, an oppressor. figuratively, with-definite-article
"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."
17
Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings. countable, obsolete, uncountable
18
protective casing for something that resembles a leg wordnet
19
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."
20
A medicinal cure or remedy. countable, obsolete, uncountable
21
compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools wordnet
22
A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp. US
23
the swift release of a store of affective force wordnet
24
A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
25
A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach. obsolete
26
A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach. archaic
27
The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car. Australia, British, New-Zealand, South-Africa
"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."
28
The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post). informal, with-definite-article
"He was useless so he got the boot."
29
An unattractive person, ugly woman. British, slang
"old boot"
30
A recently arrived recruit; a rookie. US, slang
"Did you even go to OCS, you complete and utter boot!?"
31
A soldier, especially a footsoldier. US, plural, usually
"We do not anticipate there will be US boots on the ground to help quell the violence."
32
A black person. ethnic, slang, slur
"My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even."
33
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."
34
A bobbled ball.
35
The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
36
A linear amplifier used with CB radio. slang
"Because of overcrowding, many a CB enthusiast (called an "apple") is strapping an illegal linear amplifier ("boots") on to his transceiver ("ears") […]"
37
A tyre. slang
38
A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread. US

Verb

1
To kick. transitive
"I booted the ball toward my teammate."
2
To be beneficial, to help. archaic, impersonal, intransitive, transitive
"It boots thee not to be compaſsionate, / After our ſentence, plaining comes too late."
3
To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. archaic
"When arriving at the office, the first thing I do is boot my machine."
4
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes wordnet
5
To put boots on, especially for riding.
"Coated and booted for it."

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To matter; to be relevant. archaic, impersonal, intransitive
"I will go and offer myſelf to this divorce—it boots not what becomes of me."
7
kick; give a boot to wordnet
8
To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual. Canada, US, colloquial, usually
"The storm is coming fast! Boot it!"
9
To enrich. archaic, rare, transitive
"And I will boot thee with what guift beſide / Thy modeſtie can begge."
10
To eject; kick out. informal
"We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible."
11
To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc. informal
"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."
12
To vomit. slang
"Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch."
13
To shoot, to kill by gunfire. Multicultural-London-English, slang
"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)"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English boote, bote (“shoe”), from Old French bote (“a high, thick shoe”). Of obscure origin, but probably related to Old French bot (“club-foot”), bot (“fat, short, blunt”), from Old Frankish *butt, from Proto-Germanic *buttaz, *butaz (“cut off, short, numb, blunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewt-, *bʰewd- (“to strike, push, shock”); if so, a doublet of butt. Compare Old Norse butt (“stump”), Low German butt (“blunt, plump”), Old English bytt (“small piece of land”), buttuc (“end”). More at buttock and debut.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Middle English boote, bote, bot, from Old English bōt (“help, relief, advantage”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu, from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (“atonement, improvement”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”). Akin to Old Norse bót (“bettering, remedy”) (Danish bod), Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌰 (bōta), German Buße. Doublet of bote (a borrowing from Middle English).

Etymology 4

Etymology 5

Clipping of bootstrap.

Etymology 6

Clipping of bootstrap.

Etymology 7

From bootleg (“to make or sell illegally”), by shortening.

Etymology 8

* As an English surname, from the noun boot. * As a Dutch and German surname, from Bote (“messenger”), compare Bode. Also an occupational surname for a boatman, from boot.

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