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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.]bootingThe process of setting up all of the operating programs of a computer, section by section until complete and ready to operate.IdiomsSeebootSee booting
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A regional term for the intravenous injection of an abuse substance, followed by withdrawing blood into a syringe before reinjecting, as a way to wash the syringe out of residual abuse substace.
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