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boot

/ˈbuːt/

US UK

noun

plural boots

[count] :a covering usually of leather or rubber for the entire foot and the lower part of the leg

You'll need a pair of warm boots for winter.

It's been snowing, so you'd better wear your boots.

hiking boots [=boots worn for hiking]

riding boots [=boots worn for horseback riding]

[count] :a forceful kick with the foot

She gave the ball a boot, and it landed on the other side of the field.

the boot informal :a sudden dismissal from a job

He got the boot [=got fired] for talking to the press about company secrets.

I heard they gave her the boot. [=they fired her; they told her she could no longer work for them]

[count] Brit :the trunk of a car

[count] US :denver boot - see also bossy-boots

as tough as old boots

xem tough

lick someone's boots

xem lick

the boot is on the other foot

xem foot

to boot

besides, also

He's smart, funny, and handsome to boot.

too big for your boots

xem big

to put the boot in

Brit informal

to treat someone in a cruel or critical way

to kick someone again and again

verb

boots; booted; booting

[+ obj] :to kick (something) forcefully

She booted the ball across the field.

[+ obj] informal

to force (someone) to leave a place or situation

He left public service after voters booted him from the mayor's office. [=he chose not to work for the government after he was not reelected as mayor]

Any players who start a fight will get booted from the game. - often + out

His wife booted him out. [=his wife made him leave their home]

He got booted out of office in the last election.

to dismiss (someone) suddenly from a job

She got booted [=fired] in May and has been looking for work ever since.

to start a computer [no obj]

The new computer boots much more quickly than the old one did. - often + up

Did you boot up yet? [+ obj]

You don't need all these applications to open every time you boot your computer. - often + up

She booted up the computer. - see also reboot

[+ obj] US :to lock a special device (called a Denver boot) onto one of the wheels of (a car) so that the car cannot be moved

His car was booted (by the police).

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