boot

boot

protective footgear covering the foot and part of the leg: Be sure to wear boots in the woods.

Not to be confused with:

beaut – (informal) someone or something that is beautiful or amazing: His girlfriend is a beaut.

butte – a hill that has sloping sides and a flat top: He stood on the butte to survey the valley.

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boot ¹

 (bo͞ot)

n.

1. A durable covering for the foot and part or much of the leg, usually made of leather, fabric, plastic, or rubber.

2. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.

3. Chiefly British An automobile trunk.

4.

a. A kick.

b. Slang An unceremonious dismissal, as from a job. Used with the.

c. Slang A swift, pleasurable feeling; a thrill.

5. A Denver boot.

6. A marine or navy recruit in basic training.

7. Computers The process of starting or restarting a computer.

8. boots An instrument of torture, used to crush the foot and leg.

tr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots

1. To put boots on.

2. To kick: booted the ball into the goal.

3. Slang To discharge unceremoniously. See Synonyms at dismiss.

4. Computers To start (a computer) by loading an operating system from a disk.

5. To disable (a vehicle) by attaching a Denver boot.

6. Baseball To misplay (a ground ball).

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[Middle English bote, from Old French.]

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boot ²

 (bo͞ot)

intr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots

To be of help or advantage; avail.

n.

1. Chiefly Southern & Midland US See lagniappe.

2. Archaic Advantage; avail.

Idiom:

to boot

In addition; besides: The new cruise ship was not only the biggest in the world, but the fastest to boot.

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[Middle English boten, to be of help, from Old English bōtian, from bōt, help; see bhad- in Indo-European roots.]

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boot

(buːt)

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a strong outer covering for the foot; shoe that extends above the ankle, often to the knee. See also chukka boot, top boot, Wellington boots, surgical boot

2. (Automotive Engineering) an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear. US and Canadian name: trunk

3. (Automotive Engineering) a protective covering over a mechanical device, such as a rubber sheath protecting a coupling joining two shafts

4. (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian a rubber patch used to repair a puncture in a tyre

5. (Historical Terms) an instrument of torture used to crush the foot and lower leg

6. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a protective covering for the lower leg of a horse

7. a kick: he gave the door a boot.

8. slang Brit an ugly person (esp in the phrase old boot)

9. slang US a navy or marine recruit, esp one in training

10. (Computer Science) computing short for bootstrap^4a

11. bet one's boots to be certain: you can bet your boots he'll come.

12. See boots and all

13. die with one's boots on

a. to die while still active

b. to die in battle

14. fill one's boots informal to take or do as much of something as one wants

15. lick the boots of to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards

16. put the boot in slang

a. to kick a person, esp when he or she is already down

b. to harass someone or aggravate a problem

c. to finish off (something) with unnecessary brutality

17. the boot slang dismissal from employment; the sack

18. the boot is on the other foot the boot is on the other leg the situation is or has now reversed

19. too big for one's boots self-important or conceited

vb

20. (tr) (esp in football) to kick

21. (tr) to equip with boots

22. (tr) informal

a. (often foll by out) to eject forcibly

b. to dismiss from employment

23. (Computer Science) Also: boot up to start up the operating system of (a computer) or (of a computer) to begin operating

[C14 bote, from Old French, of uncertain origin]

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boot

(buːt)

vb (usually impersonal)

archaic to be of advantage or use to (a person): what boots it to complain?.

n

1. obsolete an advantage

2. dialect something given in addition, esp to equalize an exchange: a ten pound boot to settle the bargain.

3. to boot as well; in addition: it's cold and musty, and damp to boot.

[Old English bōt compensation; related to Old Norse bōt remedy, Gothic bōta, Old High German buoza improvement]

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boot¹

(but)
n.

1. a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.

2. an overshoe, esp. one of rubber or other waterproof material.

3. any sheathlike protective covering: a boot for a weak automobile tire.

4.

a. the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered.

b. a cloth covering for this receptacle or place.

5. Brit. the trunk of an automobile.

6. Denver boot.

7. a U.S. Navy or Marine recruit.

8. a kick.

9. the boot, Slang. a dismissal; discharge: to give someone the boot for being always late.

10. Informal. a sensation of pleasure or amusement: I get a big boot from the kids.

11. a fumble of a baseball batted on the ground, usu. to the infield.

v.t.

12. to kick; drive by kicking.

13. to fumble (a ground ball).

14. to put boots on; equip or provide with boots.

15. Also, bootstrap. to start (a computer) by loading the operating system.

16. Slang. to dismiss; discharge.

Idioms:

die with one's boots on, to die while still active in one's work.

[1275–1325; Middle English bote < Anglo-French, Old French; of uncertain orig.]

boot²

(but)
n.

1. Archaic. something given into the bargain.

2. Obs.

a. advantage.

b. remedy; relief; help.

v.i., v.t.

3. Archaic. to be of profit or advantage (to); avail.

Idioms:

to boot, in addition; besides.

[before 1000; Middle English bote, Old English bōt advantage]

boot³

(but)

n.

[1585–95; see booty]

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boot

– trunk

In British English, the boot of a car is the covered space, usually at the back, where you put things such as luggage or shopping.

Is the boot open?

In American English, this part of a car is called the trunk.

We put our bags in the trunk.

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boot

Past participle: booted
Gerund: booting

Imperative

boot

boot

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boot

(car) trunk

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg bootlace - a long lace for fastening boots bootleg - the part of a boot above the instep buskin, combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot - a boot reaching halfway up to the knee shoe collar, collar - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot heel counter, counter - a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" cowboy boot - a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys eyelet, eyehole - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet heel - the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation hessian, Hessian boot, jackboot, Wellington boot, Wellington - (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot hip boot, thigh boot - a very high boot; used especially for fishing innersole, insole - the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot outsole - the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground 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 gad, spur - a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" toe box - the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes; "the toe box may be rounded or pointed" toecap - a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it tongue - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot upper - piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"
	2.	boot - British term for the luggage compartment in a car automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk - compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	3.	boot - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" thrill, kick, bang, rush, flush, charge excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
	4.	boot - protective casing for something that resembles a leg casing, shell, case - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
	5.	boot - an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg iron boot, iron heel, the boot instrument of torture - an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
	6.	boot - a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed torturing, torture - 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; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
	7.	boot - the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" kick, kicking 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 punting, punt - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game" 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 blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	boot - kick; give a boot to kick - strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" boot out, drum out, oust, expel, kick out, throw out - remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
	2.	boot - cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" reboot, bring up resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

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boot

noun

1. wellington, welly, gumboot, wader, jackboot, overshoe, thigh boot, galosh He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.

verb

1. kick, punt, put the boot in(to) (slang), drop-kick One guy booted the door down.

boot someone out (Informal) dismiss, sack (informal), expel, throw out, oust, relegate, kick out, eject, kiss off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), show someone the door, give someone the boot (slang), give (someone) their marching orders, give someone the bullet (Brit. slang), give someone the bum's rush (slang), throw out on your ear (informal), give someone the heave or push (informal), give someone his or her P45 (informal) Schools are booting out record numbers of unruly pupils

boot something up (only used of computers) start up, prepare, fire up, make ready, reboot I can boot the machine up from a floppy disk, but that's all.

too big for your boots overconfident, arrogant, brash, cocky, presumptuous, bumptious, cocksure, hubristic, full of yourself The players have become too big for their boots.

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boot ¹

noun

1. Slang. The act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed from employment:

discharge, dismissal, termination.

Informal: ax.

Slang: bounce, sack.

2. Slang. The act of ejecting or the state of being ejected:

dismissal, ejection, ejectment, eviction, expulsion, ouster.

Slang: bounce.

3. Slang. A strong, pleasant feeling of excitement or stimulation:

lift, thrill.

Informal: wallop.

Slang: bang, high, kick.

verb

1. Slang. To end the employment or service of:

cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate.

Informal: ax, fire, pink-slip.

Slang: bounce, can, sack.

Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door.

2. Slang. To put out by force.Also used with out:

bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out.

Informal: chuck.

Slang: bounce, kick out.

Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear.

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boot ²

verb

Archaic. To be an advantage to:

advantage, avail, benefit, profit, serve.

Idiom: stand someone in good stead.

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Translations

جَزْمَه، خِذاءحِذَاءٌ طَوِيلصُنْدوق سيارة للأمتِعَهيَرْفُس الكُره

botakopnoutkufr

støvlebagagerumsparke

StiefelKofferraumbooteneinen Fußtritt geben

μπότα

botadar una patadaecharmaleteroarrancar

saapas

bottechaussurecoffresoulieramorcer

čizmaprtljažnik

csizmakirúgmagasszárú cipőbakancs

bot

farangursgeymslaskór, stígvélsparkastígvél

stivalebauleportabagagliproprio il contrariocacciare

ブーツ

장화

bagažinėbatasbūti išspirtam iš darboišspirtispirti

bagāžnieksiespertspertzābaks

laarsschietenschoenschoppenstraffen

støvelbagasjeromsparke

bagażnikkozak

botainiciar

ботиноксапогбагажникбашмакботинки

čižmavykopnúť

škorenjprtljažnik

čizmaчизма

stövel

รองเท้าบูท

çizmetekme atmaktekme vurmakbagajbot

giày ống

汽车的行李箱踢长统靴靴子

boot

¹ [buːt]

A. N

1. → bota f; (= ankle boot) → borceguí m
to die with one's boots on → morir con las botas puestas
now the boot is on the other foot (Brit) → ahora se ha dado vuelta a la tortilla
to give sb the boot → despedir a algn, poner a algn en la calle
to get or be given the boot → ser despedido
he was quaking or shaking or trembling in his boots → le temblaban las piernas
to lick sb's boots → hacer la pelotilla a algn
to put the boot in (Brit) → emplear la violencia (fig) → obrar decisivamente
see also big A6

2. (Brit) (Aut) → maletero m, baúl m (S. Cone), maletera f (Andes, Chile), cajuela f (Mex)

3. (US) (Aut) (also Denver boot) → cepo m

B. VT

1. (= kick) → dar un puntapié a
to boot sb out → poner a algn de patitas en la calle

2. (Comput) (also boot up) → cebar, inicializar

C. VI (Comput) (also boot up) → cebar, inicializar

D. CPD boot boy N (Brit) → camorrista m
boot camp N (in army) → campamento m militar; (= prison) prisión civil con régimen militar
boot polish N → betún m
boot sale N (Brit) (also car boot sale) → mercadillo m (en el que se exponen las mercancías en el maletero del coche)

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boot

² [buːt] to boot ADV (liter) → además, por añadidura

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boot

[ˈbuːt]

n

(= heavy shoe) → botte f
to give sb the boot → flanquer qn dehors, virer qn
to get the boot, to be given the boot → être flanqué(e) à la porte, être viré(e)
to put the boot in (British) → passer à l'attaque

[soldier, cowboy] → botte f

(for hiking) → chaussure f de marche

(for football) → chaussure f
football boots → chaussures fpl de foot

(= ankle boot) → bottine f

(British) [car] → coffre m

to boot (= in addition) → par-dessus le marché, en plus

vt (= kick) → botter

boot up

vt → faire démarrer, mettre en route

vi [computer] → démarrerboot camp n (US) → camp m d'entraînement (pour nouvelles recrues)

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boot

:

bootblack

n → Schuhputzer m

boot boy

n (Brit inf) → Skinhead m

boot camp

n (US Mil inf) → Armee-Ausbildungslager nt

boot-cut jeans

pl → Boot-cut-Jeans pl

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boot

:

bootjack

n → Stiefelknecht m

bootlace

n → Schnürsenkel m; to pull oneself up by one’s (own) boots (inf) → sich aus eigener Kraft hocharbeiten

bootleg

vt

(= make) liquor → schwarzbrennen (inf); (= sell) → schwarz verkaufen; (= transport) → schmuggeln

(inf: = produce illegally) → schwarz herstellen; cassettes etc → schwarz mitschneiden

adj whisky etc → schwarzgebrannt; goods → schwarz hergestellt; cassettes etc → schwarz mitgeschnitten

n (= product, cassette etc) → Raubkopie f

bootlegger

n → Bootlegger m; (= seller also) → Schwarzhändler m

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boot

:

bootlicker

n (pej inf) → Speichellecker m (pej inf)

bootmaker

n → Schuhmacher m

boot polish

n → Schuhcreme f

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boot

¹

n

→ Stiefel m; the boot is on the other foot (fig) → es ist genau umgekehrt; to give somebody the (order of the (hum)) boot (inf) → jdn rausschmeißen (inf), → jdn an die Luft setzen (inf); to get the boot (inf) → rausgeschmissen werden (inf); it’s the boot for him (inf) → der fliegt (inf); to die with one’s boots on (inf) → über der Arbeit or in den Sielen sterben; to quake or shake or tremble in one’s boots → vor Angst fast umkommen; to put the boot in (Brit inf) → kräftig zutreten; (fig) → zuschlagen; to put the boot into somebody/something (Brit fig inf) → jdn/etw niedermachen

(Brit, of car etc) → Kofferraum m

(inf: = kick) to give somebody/something a boot → jdm/einer Sache einen Tritt geben or versetzen; he gave her the boot (fig) → er hat mit ihr Schluss gemacht (inf)

(Brit, pej inf, = woman) → Schreckschraube f (inf)

vt

(inf: = kick) → einen (Fuß)tritt geben (+dat); ball → kicken

(Comput) → starten, booten, hochfahren

vi (Comput) → starten, booten

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boot

²

adv (hum, form) to boot → obendrein, noch dazu

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boot

¹ [buːt]

1. n

a. (gen) → stivale m; (ankle boot) → stivaletto; (of soldier, skier, workman) → scarpone m; (for hiking) → scarpone m da montagna; (football boot) → scarpa
to give sb the boot (fam) → mettere qn alla porta

b. (Brit) (Aut) → portabagagli m inv, bagagliaio

2. vt

a. (fam) (kick) → dare un calcio a
to boot sb out → buttar fuori or cacciar via qn (a pedate)

b. (Comput) → inizializzare

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boot

² [buːt] n (old) (liter) to boot (in addition) → in (or per di) più, per giunta, come se non bastasse

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

boot

(buːt) noun

1. a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather etc. a pair of suede boots. stewel جَزْمَه، خِذاء ботуш bota bota der Stiefel støvle μπόταbota saabas پوتین saapas botte, bottineמגף जूता čizma magasszárú cipő, csizma sepatu bot (leður)skór, (leður)stígvél stivale 長ぐつ 장화, 부츠 batas zābaks but laarsstøvelbut ګټه ، ګټورکیدل bota gheată, bocanc ботинок topánka, čižma škorenj čizma stövel, känga รองเท้าหุ้มข้อเท้า bot, çizme 長統靴 черевик بُوٹ ، جوتا ủng 长统靴

2. (American trunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc. kattebak صُنْدوق سيارة للأمتِعَه багажник porta-malas kufr (auta) der Kofferraum bagagerum πορτ μπαγκάζ maletero pakiruum صندوق عقب tavaratila coffre תָּא מִטעָן मोटर-कार में सामान रखने की जगह prtljažnik csomagtartó bagasi mobil farangursgeymsla bagagliaio トランク (자동차의) 트렁크 bagažinė (automašīnas) bagāžnieks but kofferbagasjerombagażnik ټول بکس porta-bagagemбагажник kufor prtljažnik prtljažnik ba-gageutrymme ส่วนที่เก็บของท้ายรถยนต์ bagaj (汽車的)行李箱 місце для багажу کار میں سامان رکھنے کی جگہ cốp ô tô （汽车的）行李箱

verb

to kick. He booted the ball out of the goal. skop يَرْفُس الكُره ритам chutar (vy)kopnout einen Fußtritt geben sparke κλοτσώdar una patada lööma شوت زدن؛ لگد زدن potkaista lancer du pied לִבְעוֹט लात मारना snažno udariti kirúg menyepak sparka calciare けとばす 차다 spirti []spert menendang trappensparkekopnąć لغطی وهل، شوت کول chutar a lovi (cu piciorul) пнуть (vy)kopnúť brcniti šutnuti sparka, känga till เตะ tekme vurmak, tekme atmak 踢 забити ٹھوکر لگانا đá ai 踢

give, get the boot

to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job). He got the boot for always being late. afdank يَطْرُدُ من العَمَل уволнявам, бивам уволнен despedir dát/dostat padáka rausgeschmissen werden smide ud; bortvise δίνω σε κπ. τα παπούτσια στο χέρι, απολύωdespedir, ser puesto de patitas en la calle vallandama اخراج کردن؛ اخراج شدن antaa, saada potkut congédier לְפָטֵר बर्खास्त करना, काम इत्यादि से निकाल देना dobiti nogu kirúgják mendepak, memecat reka; vera rekinn licenziare; essere licenziato くびにする 해고하다 išspirti, būti išspirtam iš darbo atlaist no darba dah kena tendang de bons geven, krijgen gi/få sparken wylać, zostać wylanym خارجیدل، اخراج کول despedir a da/a fi dat afară вытурить с работы; вылететь с работы dať, dostať kopačky odpustiti šutnuti ge (få) sparken ถูกไล่ออก kıçına tekmeyi vurmak, işten atmak 解僱某人，被解僱 бути звільненим کام سے چھٹی ہوجانا (bị) đuổi việc 把某人解雇，解雇

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boot

→ حِذَاءٌ طَوِيل bota støvle Stiefel μπότα bota saapas botte čizma stivale ブーツ 장화 laars støvel kozak bota ботинок stövel รองเท้าบูท çizme giày ống 靴子

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

boot

n. bota especial, zapato o vendaje que cubre parte de la pierna y el pie.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

boot

n bota; Unna — bota de Unna

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