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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024boot•strap /ˈbutˌstræp/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -strapped, -strap•ping. n. [countable] - Clothinga loop sewn at the top or on each side of a boot to make it easier to pull the boot on.
adj. [before a noun] - relying on one's own efforts:mounted a bootstrap operation running for office.
v. [~ + object] - ComputingComputers. boot1 (def. 12).
Idioms- Idioms pull oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps, to become a success through one's own efforts:The congressman claimed that he had pulled himself up by his own bootstraps.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boot•strap (bo̅o̅t′strap′),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -strapped, -strap•ping. n. - Clothinga loop of leather or cloth sewn at the top rear, or sometimes on each side, of a boot to facilitate pulling it on.
- a means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something:He used his business experience as a bootstrap to win voters.
- Idioms pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, to help oneself without the aid of others;
use one's resources:I admire him for pulling himself up by his own bootstraps.
adj. - relying entirely on one's efforts and resources:The business was a bootstrap operation for the first ten years.
- self-generating or self-sustaining:a bootstrap process.
v.t. - Computingboot1 (def. 26).
- to help (oneself ) without the aid of others:She spent years bootstrapping herself through college.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bootstrap /ˈbuːtˌstræp/ n - a leather or fabric loop on the back or side of a boot for pulling it on
- by one's bootstraps, by one's own bootstraps ⇒ by one's own efforts; unaided
Also: boot a technique for loading the first few program instructions into a computer main store to enable the rest of the program to be introduced from an input device- (as modifier): a bootstrap loader
- an offer to purchase a controlling interest in a company, esp with the intention of purchasing the remainder of the equity at a lower price
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