boot

noun countable

UK /buːt/

Word Forms

singular	boot
plural	boots

1
a type of shoe that covers all of your foot and part of your leg. You often wear boots to protect your feet and legs, for example from snow or rain
walking/hiking/riding/ski boots:
a new pair of ski boots
ankle/knee/thigh boots:
She wore black leather ankle boots.
Synonyms and related words
Shoes, boots and slippers
Birkenstock
boat shoe
boot
1. 1a
  Britisha type of shoe that you wear for a particular sport
  football boots
  Synonyms and related words
  Shoes, boots and slippers
  Birkenstock
  boat shoe
  boot
2
Britishthe covered space at the back of a car, used for carrying things in. The American word is trunk.
Synonyms and related words
External parts of cars and other road vehicles
armor
armour
axle
3
with your heart in your boots
feeling very sad, anxious or upset
My heart was in my boots as I opened the letter.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 25/12/2018
Open Dictionary - December2018
4
boots on the ground
a situation in which a country’s armed forces are physically present in an area of conflict, as opposed to attacking from the air or surveying the situation remotely
To do the job properly, our politicians are going to have to get over their hang ups about boots on the ground and face up to the reality of the threat we are facing.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 20/08/2014
Open Dictionary - August2014

phrases

the boot is on the other foot

get the boot

put/stick the boot in

quake/shake in your boots

to boot

too big for his/her boots

boot

noun countable

US /but/

Word Forms

singular	boot
plural	boots

1
a type of shoe that covers all of your foot and part of your leg. You often wear boots to protect your feet and legs, for example from snow or rain
walking/hiking/riding/ski boots:
a new pair of ski boots
ankle/knee/thigh boots:
She wore black leather ankle boots.
Synonyms and related words
Shoes, boots and slippers
Birkenstock
boat shoe
boot
1. 1a
  Britisha type of shoe that you wear for a particular sport
  Synonyms and related words
  Shoes, boots and slippers
  Birkenstock
  boat shoe
  boot
2
Americanan object that is put on one of the wheels of a car to prevent the driver moving it. Boots are used by the police and by private companies to stop drivers parking illegally.
Synonyms and related words
Police uniforms, vehicles and equipment
baton
billy club
body armor
3
Britishthe trunk of a car
Synonyms and related words
External parts of cars and other road vehicles
armor
armour
axle
4
with your heart in your boots
feeling very sad, anxious or upset
My heart was in my boots as I opened the letter.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 25/12/2018
Open Dictionary - December2018
5
boots on the ground
a situation in which a country’s armed forces are physically present in an area of conflict, as opposed to attacking from the air or surveying the situation remotely
To do the job properly, our politicians are going to have to get over their hang ups about boots on the ground and face up to the reality of the threat we are facing.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 20/08/2014
Open Dictionary - August2014

phrases

the boot is on the other foot

get the boot

put/stick the boot in

quake/shake in your boots

to boot

too big for his/her boots

boot

verb

UK /buːt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	boot
he/she/it	boots
present participle	booting
past tense	booted
past participle	booted

1
transitive informalto kick something or someone hard
boot something up/down/around/into etc:
He kept booting the ball into the crowd.
Synonyms and related words
To kick someone or something
kick
fight back
boot
2

boot
or
boot up
intransitive/transitive computingif a computer boots, or if you boot it, it starts working and becomes ready to use
It’ll take my laptop a couple of minutes to boot.
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
bomb
boot
Synonyms and related words
To start or stop a computer or computer program
log on
log off
power up

phrasal verbs

boot out

boot

verb

US /but/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	boot
he/she/it	boots
present participle	booting
past tense	booted
past participle	booted

1
transitive informalto kick something or someone hard
boot something up/down/around/into etc.:
He kept booting the ball into the crowd.
Synonyms and related words
To kick someone or something
kick
fight back
boot
2

boot
or
boot up
intransitive/transitive computingif a computer boots, or if you boot it, it starts working and becomes ready to use
It’ll take my laptop a couple of minutes to boot.
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
boot
buffer
Synonyms and related words
To start or stop a computer or computer program
log on
log off
power up

phrasal verbs

boot out

boot ​‌‌‌

with your heart in your boots

boots on the ground

boot ​‌‌‌

with your heart in your boots

boots on the ground

boot ​‌

boot

boot up

boot ​‌

boot

boot up

boot

boot

boot

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