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[1] the practice of dealing with scofflaws by attaching a boot to the wheel of a car, immobilizing it until its owner reports to the police or pays delinquent fines.
[2] a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
[3] Chiefly British . any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle.
[4] an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material.
[5] an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws.
[6] any sheathlike protective covering: a boot for a weak automobile tire.
[7] a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse.
[8] a protecting cover or apron for the driver's seat of an open vehicle.
[9] the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered.
[10] a cloth covering for this receptacle or place.
[11] British . the trunk of an automobile.
[12] a rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system.
[13] Also called Denver boot. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws.
[14] U.S. Navy , Marines . a recruit.
[15] Music . the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ.
[16] a kick.
[17] Slang . a dismissal; discharge: They gave him the boot for coming in late.
[18] Informal . a sensation of pleasure or amusement: Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot.
[19] Baseball . a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield.
[20] Computers . an act or instance of starting up a computer or program.
[21] to kick; drive by kicking: The boy booted a tin can down the street.
[22] Football . to kick.
[23] Baseball . to fumble (a ground ball).
[24] to put boots on; equip or provide with boots.
[25] Computers . to start (a computer) by loading and initializing the operating system (often followed by up ). to start (a program) by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest (often followed by up ).
[26] Slang . to dismiss; discharge: They booted him out of school for not studying.
[27] to attach a Denver boot to: Police will boot any car with unpaid fines.
[28] to torture with the boot.
[29] Computers . to start a computer or program, or be started in this way (often followed by up ): My laptop won't boot and shows a blank screen.
[30] Archaic . something given into the bargain.
[31] Obsolete . advantage. remedy; relief; help.
[32] Archaic . to be of profit, advantage, or avail (to): It boots thee not to complain.
[33] 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
[34] an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear US and Canadian name: trunk
[35] a protective covering over a mechanical device, such as a rubber sheath protecting a coupling joining two shafts
[36] US and Canadian a rubber patch used to repair a puncture in a tyre
[37] an instrument of torture used to crush the foot and lower leg
[38] a protective covering for the lower leg of a horse
[39] a kick he gave the door a boot
[40] British slang an ugly person (esp in the phrase old boot )
[41] US slang a navy or marine recruit, esp one in training
[42] computing short for bootstrap (def. 4a)
[43] bet one's boots to be certain you can bet your boots he'll come
[44] See boots and all
[45] die with one's boots on to die while still active to die in battle
[46] lick the boots of to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
[47] put the boot in slang to kick a person, esp when he or she is already down to harass someone or aggravate a problem to finish off (something) with unnecessary brutality
[48] the boot slang dismissal from employment; the sack
[49] the boot is on the other foot or the boot is on the other leg the situation is or has now reversed
[50] too big for one's boots self-important or conceited
[51] (tr) (esp in football) to kick
[52] (tr) to equip with boots
[53] (tr) informal (often foll by out) to eject forcibly to dismiss from employment
[54] Also: boot up to start up the operating system of (a computer) or (of a computer) to begin operating
[55] archaic to be of advantage or use to (a person) what boots it to complain?
[56] obsolete an advantage
[57] dialect something given in addition, esp to equalize an exchange a ten pound boot to settle the bargain
[58] to boot as well; in addition it's cold and musty, and damp to boot

Words related to Booting

footwear, knock, shove, eject, expel, bounce, evict, reset, reboot, oxford, brogan, galoshes, waders, cut, fire, dismiss, terminate, chuck, sack

Words nearby Booting

bootheel, boothia, boothia peninsula, boothroyd, bootie, booting, bootjack, bootlace, bootlace fungus, bootlace worm, bootle

Origin of Booting

2before 1000; Middle English bote, Old English bōt advantage; cognate with Dutch boete, German Busse, Old Norse bōt, Gothic bota; see bet1, better1

Word origin for Booting

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

Synonyms for Booting

footwear, brogan, galoshes, oxford, waders, waters, mukluk, snow shoes