boots

boot¹ (b

1. Protective footgear, as of leather or rubber, covering the foot and part or all of the leg.

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.

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. Computer Science 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.

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

4. Computer Science 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).

[Middle English bote, from Old French.]

boot² (b

intr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots

To be of help or advantage; avail.

1. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S. See lagniappe.

2. Archaic Advantage; avail.

Idiom:

to boot

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

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

boots [buːts]

n pl boots

Brit (formerly) a shoeblack who cleans the guests' shoes in a hotel

Translations

boots [buːts] NSING (Brit) → limpiabotas mf inv (de un hotel)

boots

n sing (Brit) → Hausbursche or -diener m

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boot
Boot crimp
Booting
bottine
buskin
combat boot
cowboy boot
desert boot
desert boots
gum boot
half boot
Hessian boot
hip boot
instrument of torture
iron heel
jackboot
jodhpur shoe
riding boot
rubber boot

"I kin remember when she weared worsted boots an' her two feets was no bigger dan yer t'umb an' she weared worsted boots, Miss Smith," she cried, raising her streaming eyes.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context

Now he threw away all the silver with which he had filled his pockets and knapsack, and filled them with gold instead--yes, all his pockets, his knapsack, cap and boots even, so that he could hardly walk.

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

He then begs to make his dear Twemlow known to his two friends, Mr Boots and Mr Brewer--and clearly has no distinct idea which is which.

Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context

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