Boot

Noun

 * 1) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
 * 2) A blow with the foot; a kick.
 * 3)  A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
 * 4) A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
 * 5) 🇺🇸 A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
 * 6) A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot.
 * 7)  A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.
 * 8)  A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
 * 9)  The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
 * Please put the luggage in the boot, not on the seats.
 * 1)  The act or process of removing somebody from a chat room.

Synonyms

 * buskin, mukluk
 * kick
 * trunk
 * wheel clamp
 * fired, laid off

Verb

 * 1) To kick.
 * I booted the ball toward my teammate.
 * 1) To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
 * 2)  To forcibly eject.
 * We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible
 * 1)  To vomit.
 * Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch.
 * 1)  To disconnect, to remove from an online conversation; can refer to an accidental glitch, or a purposeful action by others.

Synonyms

 * hoof, kick
 * kick

Derived terms

 * boot up
 * boot up the backside, boot up the bum

Noun

 * 1)  Remedy, amends
 * 2)  Profit, plunder.

Derived terms

 * to boot

Verb

 * 1)  To profit, avail, benefit.

Noun

 * 1)  The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.
 * It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed.

Derived terms

 * boot disk
 * boot loader
 * boot sector


 * cold boot
 * dual boot
 * hot boot
 * warm boot

Verb

 * 1)  To bootstrap; to start a system, eg. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

Noun

 * 1) A bootleg recording.