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Meaning of
boot
in English
boot
us
/but/
uk
/buːt/
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Plural
boots
Past Tense
booted
Participle Verb
booting
Third Person Singular
boots
Definitions
Noun
a
shoe
covering
the
leg
;
for
sports
a
car's
luggage
storage
compartment
a
deicing
device
on
an
aircraft's
wing
The
aircraft
was
equipped
with
a
boot
to
prevent
ice
formation
.
a
device
to
immobilize
a
vehicle
The
police
used
a
boot
to
immobilize
the
car
.
profit
or
advantage
;
benefit
The
new
policy
brought
a
significant
boot
to
the
company's
revenue
.
Verb
to
be
helpful
;
beneficial
The
tax
reform
will
boot
the
local
economy
.
to
eject
or
kick
someone
out
The
manager
had
to
boot
the
employee
who
was
not
performing
well
.
to
start
or
restart
a
computer
system
The
IT
specialist
will
boot
the
server
to
apply
the
latest
updates
.
to
forcibly
disconnect
or
eject
(
someone
);
terminate
access
The
network
administrator
will
boot
the
user
who
is
hogging
the
bandwidth
.
to
start
a
system
(
e
.
g
.
computer
)
using
its
boot
process
The
technician
will
boot
the
system
in
safe
mode
to
troubleshoot
the
issue
.
Compounds / Phrases
bootblacks
bootboy
bootheel
bootlaces
bootmaking
jackboot
boot up
give the boot
seaboot
