boot

1. A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
2. A blow with the foot; a kick.
3. A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
4. (usually preceded by definite article) A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
5. A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
6. A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot.
7. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.
8. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
9. (police) A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.
10. The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
11. The act or process of removing or firing someone (give someone the boot).
12. Unattractive person, ugly woman (usually as "old boot")
13. A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle.
14. A bobbled ball.
15. The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.

1. To kick.

   I booted the ball toward my teammate.

2. To put boots on, especially for riding.
3. To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
4. To forcibly eject.

   We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible

5. To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.
6. To vomit.

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

7. (criminal slang) To shoot, to kill by gunfire.

1. Remedy, amends.
2. Profit, plunder.
3. That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense.
4. Profit; gain; advantage; use.
5. Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.
6. A medicinal cure or remedy.

1. To avail, benefit, profit.
2. To benefit, to enrich; to give in addition.

1. The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

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

1. To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

   When arriving at the office, first thing I do is booting my machine.

noun

A bootleg recording.