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Meaning
Noun
●
A
heavy
shoe
that
covers
part of the leg.
●
In Sports:
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.
●
A
blow
with the
foot
; a kick.
●
In Construction:
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.
●
A
torture
device
used on the
feet
or
legs
, such as a Spanish boot.
●
In American English:
A
parking
enforcement
device
used to
immobilize
a
car
until it can be
towed
or a
fine
is
paid
; a
wheel
clamp.
●
In Aviation:
A
rubber
bladder
on the
leading edge
of an aircraft’s
wing
, which is
inflated
periodically
to
remove
ice
buildup
; a
deicing
boot.
●
A place at the
side
of a
coach
, where
attendants
rode
; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the
coach
.
●
A place for
baggage
at either
end of
an
old-fashioned
stagecoach.
●
In American English, Law enforcement & Military:
A
recently
arrived
recruit
; a rookie.
●
In Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, South African English, Automotive & Auto parts:
The
luggage
storage
compartment
of a
sedan
or
saloon
car.
●
The
act
or process of
removing
or
firing
someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).
●
In British English & :
An
unattractive person
,
ugly
woman.
🤬
A
black
person.
●
In Firearms:
A
hard
plastic
case for a long
firearm
,
typically
moulded
to the
shape
of the
gun
and
intended
for use in a vehicle.
●
In Baseball:
A
bobbled
ball.
●
In Botany:
The
inflated
flag
leaf sheath
of a
wheat
plant.
●
A
linear amplifier
used with CB radio.
●
In Motor racing & Auto parts:
A tyre.
●
In American English:
A
crust
end-piece of a
loaf
of bread.
●
Remedy, amends.
●
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.
●
Profit;
gain
;
advantage
; use.
●
Repair work; the
act
of
fixing
structures
or buildings.
●
A
medicinal
cure
or remedy.
●
In Computing:
The
act
or process of
bootstrapping
; the
starting
or re-starting of a
computing
device.
●
A
bootleg
recording.
●
Initialism of Build–own–operate–transfer.
Verb
●
To kick.
●
To
put
boots
on, especially for riding.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
To
step on
the
accelerator
of a
vehicle
for
faster
acceleration
than
usual
or to
drive
faster
than
usual
.
●
In Footwear:
To
apply
corporal punishment
(compare slippering).
●
To
eject
;
kick
out.
●
To
start
or
restart
a
computer
or other
electronic
system; to bootstrap.
●
In Computing:
To
disconnect
forcibly
; to
eject
from an online service,
conversation
, etc.
●
To vomit.
●
In Multicultural London English, Crime & Murder:
To
shoot
, to
kill
by gunfire.
●
To be
beneficial
, to help.
●
To
matter
; to be relevant.
●
To enrich.
●
In Computing:
To
bootstrap
; to
start
a system, e.g. a
computer
, by
invoking
its
boot
process or
bootstrap
.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A small
village
in Eskdale
parish
, Copeland
borough
, Cumbria, England (OS
grid
ref
NY1701).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
boot
English
boote
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Kick
Fired
Butt
Heel
Ender
Outsider
Trunk
Dicky
Buskin
Mukluk
Hoof
Bootstrap
Start
Dismissed
Regurgitate
Sacked
Vomit
Wheel Clamp
Laid Off
Boot Up
More
Antonyms
Stop
Shut Down
Turn Off
Related
Shoe
Lock
Install
Heel
Plug
Toe
Restart
Shoes
Mount
Drag
Sock
Pin
Yank
Glove
Load
Strap
Backpack
Disk
Zip
Wipe
Run
Pull
Switch
Jacket
Eject
Reinstall
Bag
Helmet
Sleeve
Vest
Download
Socks
Setup
Tire
Log
Hack
Gear
Collar
Configure
Accessory
Fix
Open
Sole
Chip
Chuck
Gloves
Brace
Delete
Rack
Reset
Suit
Insert
Shirt
Grip
Patch
Toy
Ram
Pants
Crash
Disable
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Rhymes
Ute
Tut
Oot
Moot
Soot
Rute
Coot
Lute
Loot
Root
Cute
Jute
Tute
Boot
Mute
Hoot
Zoot
W00t
Poot
Newt
Toot
Suit
Elute
Shoot
Beaut
Plute
Scoot
Route
Brute
Qyoot
Clute
Bruit
Glout
Glute
Butte
Chute
Acute
Flute
Fruit
Aleut
'Tute
Astute
Ablute
Impute
Refute
Dilute
Galoot
Beirut
Uncute
Uproot
Repute
Reboot
Minute
Salute
Depute
Reroute
Dispute
Versute
Compute
Reshoot
Hirsute
Pollute
Commute
Cheroot
Resolute
Disrepute
Convolute
Overshoot
Substitute
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