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to boot
boot 1 B0396000 (bo͞ot)n.1. A durable covering for the foot and part or much of the leg, usually made of leather, fabric, plastic, or rubber.2. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.3. Chiefly British An automobile trunk.4. a. A kick.b. Slang An unceremonious dismissal, as from a job. Used with the.c. Slang A swift, pleasurable feeling; a thrill.5. A Denver boot.6. A marine or navy recruit in basic training.7. Computers The process of starting or restarting a computer.8. boots An instrument of torture, used to crush the foot and leg.tr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots 1. To put boots on.2. To kick: booted the ball into the goal.3. Slang To discharge unceremoniously. See Synonyms at dismiss.4. Computers To start (a computer) by loading an operating system from a disk.5. To disable (a vehicle) by attaching a Denver boot.6. Baseball To misplay (a ground ball).
[Middle English bote, from Old French.]
boot 2 B0396000 (bo͞ot)intr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots To be of help or advantage; avail.n.1. Chiefly Southern & Midland US See lagniappe.2. Archaic Advantage; avail.Idiom: to boot In addition; besides: The new cruise ship was not only the biggest in the world, but the fastest to boot.
[Middle English boten, to be of help, from Old English bōtian, from bōt, help; see bhad- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | to boot - in addition, by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO"additionally |
Translationsto boot
to bootAs well; additionally; besides. It's supposed to be really cold this weekend, and raining to boot, so I don't think we'll go ahead with our plans for a barbecue. I went to the store to get a new computer, but the sale was so good that I got a TV to boot!See also: bootto bootin addition. For graduation, I got a new suit and a coat to boot. She got an F on her term paper and flunked the final to boot.See also: bootto bootBesides, in addition. For example, It rained every day and it was cold to boot, or He said they'd lower the price of the car by $1,000 and throw in air conditioning to boot . This expression has nothing to do with footwear. Boot here is an archaic noun meaning "advantage," and in the idiom has been broadened to include anything additional, good or bad. [c. a.d. 1000] See also: bootto boot as well; in addition. informal Boot here has nothing to do with footwear but comes from an Old English word meaning ‘good, profit, or advantage’. It survives for the most part only in this phrase and in bootless meaning ‘unavailing or profitless’. 1998 New Scientist It's an ideal first-year programming book, covering both Java and programming concepts clearly, with humour to boot. See also: bootto ˈboot (old-fashioned or humorous) in addition; as well: She has a big house, an expensive car, and a holiday villa in Italy to boot.See also: bootto boot mod. in addition. She got an F on her term paper and flunked the final to boot. See also: boot to boot In addition; besides: The new cruise ship was not only the biggest in the world, but the fastest to boot.See also: bootEncyclopediaSeebootLegalSeeBoteFinancialSeeBootto boot
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