boot

noun

  1. 1

    the act of delivering a blow with the foot

    he gave the ball a powerful kick

    the team's kicking was excellent

  2. 2

    a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed

  3. 3

    footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

  4. 4

    British term for the luggage compartment in a car

  5. 5

    an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

  6. 6

    protective casing for something that resembles a leg

  7. 7

    the swift release of a store of affective force

    they got a great bang out of it

    what a boot!

verb

  1. 1

    cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes

    boot your computer

  2. 2

    kick; give a boot to

Synonyms

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