boot

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: boot

1	n v	footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg kick; give a boot to
2	v	cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
3	n	British term for the luggage compartment in a car

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: boot

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; buskin, combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot
a boot reaching halfway up to the knee; cowboy boot
a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys; Hessian boot, Wellington, Wellington boot, hessian, jackboot
(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot; hip boot, thigh boot
a very high boot; used especially for fishing; riding boot
a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit; gum boot, rubber boot
a high boot made of rubber; ski boot
a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding; jodhpur, jodhpur boot, jodhpur shoe
a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side; waders
waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers

Type of:: instrument of torture
an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person

Type of:: torture, torturing
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; goal-kick
(association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line; goal-kick
(rugby) an attempt to kick a goal; punt, punting
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; place kick, place-kicking
(sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking; dropkick
(football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground; free kick
(soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team; kickoff
(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score

“what a boot!”

“boot your computer”

Type of:: automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk
compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

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