"boot" in the noun sense
1. boot
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
2. luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk, boot
compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
"he put his golf bag in the trunk"
3. bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
the swift release of a store of affective force
"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. boot
protective casing for something that resembles a leg
5. boot, the boot, iron boot, iron heel
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
6. boot
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
7. kick, boot, kicking
the act of delivering a blow with the foot
"he gave the ball a powerful kick"
"the team's kicking was excellent"
"boot" in the verb sense
1. boot
kick give a boot to
2. boot, reboot, bring up
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
"boot your computer"
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