boot

A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

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

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.

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.