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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.]

boot¹

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 boot, surgical boot

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

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

4. (Engineering / 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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a protective covering for the lower leg of a horse

7. a kick he gave the door a boot

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

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

10. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing short for bootstrap [4a]

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

12. See boots and all

die with one's boots on

a. to die while still active

b. to die in battle

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

put the boot in Slang

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

b. to harass someone or aggravate a problem

c. to finish off (something) with unnecessary brutality

the boot Slang dismissal from employment; the sack

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

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

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

2. (tr) to equip with boots

3. (tr) Informal

a. (often foll by out) to eject forcibly

b. to dismiss from employment

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Also boot up. to start up the operating system of (a computer) or (of a computer) to begin operating See also boots

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

boot²

vb (usually impersonal)

Archaic to be of advantage or use to (a person) what boots it to complain?

1. Obsolete an advantage

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

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]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

boot

noun

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

verb

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.

Translations

boot¹ [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)

boot² [buːt] to boot ADV (liter) → además, por añadidura

boot [ˈbuːt]

(= 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] → démarrer
boot camp n (US) → camp pour nouvelles recrues)m d'entraînement >

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

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

(= 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

boot:

bootlicker

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

bootmaker

n → Schuhmacher m

boot polish

n → Schuhcreme f

boot¹

→ 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)

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

(Comput) → starten, booten, hochfahren

vi (Comput) → starten, booten

boot²

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

boot¹ [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

boot¹ [buːt]

1. n

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

boot² [buːt] n (old) (liter) to boot (in addition) → in (or per di) più, per giunta, come se non bastasse

boot

n boot [buːt]

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 støvle der Stiefel μπότα bota saabas پوتین saapas botte, bottine מָגַף जूता čizma magasszárú cipő, csizma sepatu bot (leður)skór, (leður)stígvél stivale 長ぐつ 장화, 부츠 batas zābaks but laars støvel but bota gheată, bocanc ботинок topánka, čižma škorenj čizma stövel, känga รองเท้าหุ้มข้อเท้า bot, çizme 長統靴 черевик بُوٹ ، جوتا ủng 长统靴

2 (Americantrunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc. kattebak صُنْدوق سيارة للأمتِعَه багажник kufr (auta) bagagerum der Kofferraum 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 koffer bagasjerom bagażnik porta-bagagem багажник 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

to kick He booted the ball out of the goal. skop يَرْفُس الكُره ритам (vy)kopnout sparke einen Fußtritt geben κλοτσώ dar 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 trappen sparke (wy)kopnąć 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 dát/dostat padáka smide ud; bortvise rausgeschmissen werden δίνω σε κπ. τα παπούτσια στο χέρι, απολύω despedir, 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 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 at(ıl)mak 解僱某人，被解僱 бути звільненим کام سے چھٹی ہوجانا (bị) đuổi việc 把某人解雇

boot → حذاء عالي الساق 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

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