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| boot [ boot ] |
noun (plural boots) |
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1. strong shoe extending up lower leg: a strong item of footwear that covers part of the lower leg
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often used in combination
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  an ankle boot
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2. hard kick: the act of kicking somebody or something with great force
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3. dismissal from job: dismissal from employment or from a personal relationship
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informal
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was given the boot
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4. mechanical engineering protective covering: a protective covering, e.g. a rubber sheath for protecting a coupling between two shafts
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5. automotive
Same as Denver boot
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6. riding covering for horse's leg: a protective covering for the lower part of a horse's leg
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7. military military recruit: a naval or marine corps recruit
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informal
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8. baseball fumble of baseball: in baseball, a fumble of a ground ball hit to an infielder
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9. history instrument of torture: an instrument of torture that was used in the past to enclose and crush the victim's foot
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10. U.K. automotive
Same as trunk (sense 2)
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transitive verb (past and past participle boot·ed, present participle boot·ing, 3rd person present singular boots) |
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1. kick somebody or something hard: to kick somebody or something with great force
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2.
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informal
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Same as boot out
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3. kick horse while riding: to urge a horse on by kicking or digging in with the heels while riding it
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4. make error: to make a fumble or error
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informal
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5. automotive put boot on car: to attach a Denver boot to the wheel of an illegally parked car to prevent it being driven away
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| [14th century. < Old French bote] |
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get too big for your boots to become overconfident (informal)
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lick somebody's boots to be extremely obsequious to somebody
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