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boot

ˈbüt 1 syllable common

  1. noun.deliverance

  2. noun.something to equalize a trade

  3. noun.avail

  4. verb.avail, profit

  5. noun.a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot that usually reaches above the ankle

    • gave the ball a good boot
    • got a big boot out of the joke
  6. noun.something that resembles or is likened to a boot; especially: an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)

    • A cold boot is starting up a computer whose power has been turned off. A warm boot involves restarting the system while it is running …
  7. noun.an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot

  8. verb.to put boots on

    • got booted from the game
    • was booted out of the office
  9. verb.kick

    • booted home three winners
    • boot a computer
  10. verb.to eject or discharge summarily

    • the program boots automatically
    • the computer boots quickly
  11. noun.booty, plunder

Origin

Middle English bot, bote "advantage, good, relief, deliverance, redemption, amends, cure," going back to Old English bōt "a making good, repair, relief, deliverance, remedy, improvement, atonement, penance, compensation," going back to Germanic *botō "improvement".

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