boot

UK /buːt/ US /but/

noun 13verb 9name 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

QUANT

pair

She bought a pair of comfortable boots for the winter season.

VERB + BOOT

have on, wear | put on, take off | lace up, unlace | polish

BOOT + NOUN

polish

PHRASES

as tough as old boots

My grandfather's hands were as tough as old boots from years of working outdoors.

the toe of sb's boot

He scraped mud off the toe of his boot on the doorstep before entering.

Definitions

noun

A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

A blow with the foot; a kick.

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.

Oppression, an oppressor.

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.

Never in its long history, and one rich with brutal inequities too, had Paris known the disgrace of seeing one section of its community prosper under the boot of an invader

verb

To kick.

I booted the ball toward my teammate.

You nearly booted me in the face!

To put boots on, especially for riding.

Coated and booted for it.

To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.

The storm is coming fast! Boot it!

We had to boot it all the way there to get to our flight on time.

To eject; kick out.

We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible.

The senator was booted from the committee for unethical behavior.

To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.

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.

Even flagrant violators of the TOS are not booted.

noun

Remedy, amends.

Thou art boot for many a bruise / And healest many a wound.

next her Son, our soul's best boot

Profit, plunder.

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.

I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one.

If mortgaged property is transferred, the amount of the mortgage is part of the boot. If both parties to the transaction transfer mortgages to each other, the party giving up the larger debt treats the excess as taxable boot.

Profit; gain; advantage; use.

Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot.

Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of delivering a blow with the foot

noun — compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shoppin

trunk

noun — the swift release of a store of affective force

verb — cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial pr

reboot

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

boot camp

Initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for new recruits in the armed forces (army, Air Force, navy and Marine Corps).

to boot

In addition, besides, also.

My boyfriend is funny, and a pretty good cook to boot.

give someone the boot

To fire, sack, or eject someone.

I am sorry for your husband and children, but I have to give you the boot.

get the boot

To be dismissed from employment.

"Put it down in your diary, my young friend, and send it to your rag." "And be ready to get the toe-end of the editorial boot in return," said Lord John.

put the boot in

To kick a fallen opponent.

Example Bank

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.

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Never in its long history, and one rich with brutal inequities too, had Paris known the disgrace of seeing one section of its community prosper under the boot of an invader

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Chronic unrest in Ireland, long under the British boot, was about to culminate in a popular rising.

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I booted the ball toward my teammate.

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You nearly booted me in the face!

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The one certainty is that the redrafting will delay by several months the general election that was supposed to be held at the end of this year. Mr Prayuth has implied that elections cannot now be hel

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, boot is marked as figuratively, informal, archaic, obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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