1. Footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg 
2. The swift release of a store of affective force
   "what a boot!"
   - bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick 
3. Protective casing for something that resembles a leg 
4. An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
   - the boot, iron boot, iron heel 
5. A form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed 
6. The act of delivering a blow with the foot
   - kick, kicking 
7. [Brit] Compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
   - luggage compartment, automobile trunk [N. Amer], trunk [N. Amer], dicky [Asia], dickey [Asia]

1. Kick; give a boot to 
2. Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
   "boot your computer"
   - reboot, bring up

Derived forms: booted, boots, booting

See also: boot out

Type of: blow, case, casing, compartment, excitement, exhilaration, footgear, footwear, instrument of torture, kick, resuscitate, revive, shell, torture, torturing

Part of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar

Encyclopedia: Boot Boot, Cumbria

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