boot

boot · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes the lower leg.

  2. 2.

    To kick forcefully.

  3. 3.

    [British]The enclosed space at the back of a car for storing luggage; the trunk.

  4. 4.

    [informal]To eject or dismiss someone.

  5. 5.

    [computing]To start up a computer or load an operating system.

  6. 6.

    A hard kick.

  7. 7.

    [computing]The process of starting up a computer.

Forms

plural: boots

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    to boot — in addition; as well
  • •
    get the boot — to be dismissed or rejected
  • •
    boot camp — intensive training program
  • •
    put the boot in — to kick someone; to worsen someone's situation
  • •
    boots on the ground — soldiers deployed in a combat zone
  • •
    die with one's boots on — to die while still active

Related words

See also: boots, kick, shoe
Synonyms: footwear, shoe

Etymology

From Old French bote ("boot"), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly from the same Germanic source as English butt.