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boot
buːt Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg.
  • a hard kick.
    E.g. he got a boot in the stomach
  • an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods.
  • the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation.
    E.g. a boot disk
verb
  • kick (something) hard in a specified direction.
    E.g. he ended up booting the ball into the stand
  • start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation.
    E.g. when I booted the computer I heard a extremely loud rattle
  • place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car).
    E.g. once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed

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