boots Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
   boot.
   
2. noun British term for the luggage compartment in a car
   boot.
   
3. noun the swift release of a store of affective force
   rush; thrill; boot; charge; bang; flush; kick.
   
   • they got a great bang out of it
   • what a boot!
   • he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
   • he does it for kicks
4. noun protective casing for something that resembles a leg
   boot.
   
5. noun an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
   the boot; iron boot; boot; iron heel.
   
6. noun a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
   boot.
   
7. noun the act of delivering a blow with the foot
   kicking; boot; kick.
   
   • he gave the ball a powerful kick
   • the team's kicking was excellent
8. verb kick; give a boot to
   boot.
   
9. verb cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
   bring up; boot; reboot.
   
   • boot your computer

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