boots — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.

He gave the boots at the Coffee Palace a shilling when that official found his key for him, and having put his boots carefully in the bag with his shirts, and placed his socks outside to be cleaned for the morning, he went to bed in a state of great mental exultation, and slept soundly.

If you can get the Boots at the Crown to talk, he will tell you a story which he thinks is amusing, about how he was knocked up at two in the morning by a gentleman who arrived in a car which he had driven in his underclothes.

2

The ship in a fleet having the most junior captain.

[…] he sent on the 22d. Vice-Admiral Rook into it, with several Men of War and Fire-Ships, besides the Boots of the Fleet, to endeavour to destroy them: […]

The captain of Hotspur was Lieutenant T. Herrick, the youngest commanding officer in all the destroyers, and says Hotspur was the “boots” of the fleet! Being the junior ship, she was given jobs no-one wanted.

adv

1

Used as an intensifier: very, to a great degree; exceptionally.

That dress is fierce boots!

Hello-tis, it's Jorgeous! This spicy Latina dancing diva started drag at the age of 16 and never looked back. A fierce performer who was born to do drag, Jorgeous is looking to dance the house down boots all the way to the top.

Collocations

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ADJ.

big, fierce, long, new, small

She pulled on her long boots before heading out into the snow.

VERB + BOOTS

acting, bet, dress, find, gave, get, grew, having

She gave her old boots to her younger sister because they didn't fit anymore.

BOOTS + NOUN

coffee, crown, hausknecht, yourself

He pulled on his boots and headed out into the cold morning.

PREP.

in, in, off, on, on, out, with

He pulled his boots on and headed out to the barn to check on the horses.

ADV.

always, carefully, diligently

She always boots up her computer before checking her email in the morning.

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Idioms & Phrases

hang up one's boots

to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).

quake in one's boots

To be very frightened, scared, or nervous.

The thought of climbing that high had him quaking in his boots.

too big for one's boots

Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be.

shoot the boots

To kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.

The family moved about—Hamilton, Mississauga, Jane and Weston Road. "That's when my whole life switched from the good guy to the bad guy," he says now. "Right here in this city. Th

kicking boots

Ability to kick well.

If these two were outstanding, the others were not far behind. Finlow, having his best game for the School, put Murphy in for the next try and it did not seem to matter that Mangeo

Example Bank

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He gave the boots at the Coffee Palace a shilling when that official found his key for him, and having put his boots carefully in the bag with his shirts, and placed his socks outside to be cleaned fo

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If you can get the Boots at the Crown to talk, he will tell you a story which he thinks is amusing, about how he was knocked up at two in the morning by a gentleman who arrived in a car which he had d

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The old beggar ran up and down in his tattered toga, acting as both boots [translating Hausknecht] and waiter.

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That dress is fierce boots!

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Hello-tis, it's Jorgeous! This spicy Latina dancing diva started drag at the age of 16 and never looked back. A fierce performer who was born to do drag, Jorgeous is looking to dance the house down bo

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As for Lindsay [Hubbard], it’s like this Courrèges dress was hand dyed to look as excellent on her as a dress could possibly look. Her breasts are sat, her waist snatched, and all the other sorts of t

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Usage Notes

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