English

Pronunciation

• bo͞ot, /buːt/, /bu:t/

  Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

boot (plural boots)

1. A shoe that covers part of the leg.
2. A blow with the foot; a kick.
3. (British, Australia) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.

   Please put luggage in the boot, not in the seats.

4. (computing) The act or process of bootstrapping.

   It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed.

Synonyms

• kick (blow with foot)
• trunk (car storage US)

Translations

shoe that covers part of the leg

kick See kick

car storage

computing: bootstrap See bootstrap

Verb

to boot

1. To kick.

   I booted the ball toward my teammate.

2. (colloquial) To forcibly eject.

   We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible

3. (slang) To vomit.

   Sorry, I didn't mean to boot all over your couch.

4. (computing) To bootstrap.

Synonyms

• kick

Translations

kick See kick

slang: vomit See vomit

computing: bootstrap See bootstrap

Related Terms

• army boot
• boot camp
• boot loader
• bootless
• bootstrap
• booty
• cold boot
• cowboy boot
• get the boot
• give the boot
• gum boot , gumboot
• hip boot
• jackboot
• reboot
• ski boot
• to boot
• ugg boot, ug boot
• warm boot
• wellington boot
• work boot

Dutch

Pronunciation

• /boːt/, /bo:t/

Noun

boot m

1. boat

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Boot n

1. boat

Related terms

• Unterseeboot