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English

Image:Dr Martens, black, old.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Boots, noun - etymology 1, definition 1

Pronunciation
AHD|bo�ot, IPA|/bu�t/, SAMPA|/bu:t/
audio|en-us-boot.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-u�t|Rhymes: -u�t

Etymology 1

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
2. A blow with the foot; a kick.
3. AU UK automotive The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.

#: Please put the luggage in the boot, not on the seats.

1. computing The starting or re-starting of a computing device.

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

1. A flexible cover of rubber, plastic or similar to protect a shaft, lever, switch etc.
2. (usually with �the�): Sacked, dismissed.

#: I am sorry for your husband and children, but I have to give the boot|give you the boot.

1. computing colloquial The act or process of removing somebody from a chat room.
2. A bootleg recording
3. A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
4. A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid.
5. A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft's wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A wing boot.

Synonyms
kick (blow with foot)
trunk (car storage US)
wheel clamp (parking enforcement device)
fired, lay off|laid off (sacked, dismissed)

Translations
trans-top|shoe that covers part of the leg
Bosnian: �izma f
Breton: heuz m, -où
Bulgarian: бо��� m
Catalan: bota f
Croatian: �izma f
Dutch: laars f, bot f (Flanders), hoge schoen
Finnish: saapas
French: botte f
German: Stiefel m
Hebrew: ��ף (magaf) m
Hungarian: csizma
Icelandic: stígvél n
Ido: boto
Irish: bróg f
Italian: stivale m
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|���ک���
Latvian: z�baks m (s)
Maltese: buzza f
Japanese: ��� (būtsu)
Portuguese: bota f
Russian: бо�инок (botinok) m, �апог (sapóg) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �изма#Serbian|�изма f
:Roman: �izma#Serbian|�izma f
Slovene: Å¡korenj m
Spanish: bota f
Swedish: Stövel
Telugu: బ��� (bOOTu)
Turkish: çizme
Ukrainian: �е�евик (�erevyk) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|kick
See kick
trans-bottom

trans-top|car storage
Finnish: tavaratila
French: coffre (de voiture) m
German: Kofferraum m
trans-mid
Italian: baule m
Maltese: bagol m
Russian: багажник (bagážnik) m
trans-bottom

See also
buskin

Verb
en-verb

1. To kick.

#: I booted the ball toward my teammate.

1. To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering)
2. colloquial To forcibly eject.

#: We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible

1. slang To vomit.

#: Sorry, I didn't mean to boot all over your couch.

1. computing To start a system, eg. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. Refers specifically to a cold start, ie. at the time power is first turned on. To describe a restart (warm start) performed when the system is already running, use to reboot.
2. computing colloquial To disconnect, to be involuntarily removed from an online conversation; can refer to an accidental glitch, or a purposeful action by others

#: I got booted from the chatroom., He booted me from the channel.
#:2002, Dan Verton, The Hacker Diaries - Page 67 - "As an IRC member with operator status, Swallow was able to manage who was allowed to remain in chat sessions and who got booted off the channel."
#:2003, John C. Dvorak, Chris Pirillo, Online! - Page 173 - "Even flagrant violators of the TOS are not booted.
#:2002, Jobe Makar, Macromedia Flash Mx Game Design Demystified - Page 544 - "In Electroserver, the kick command disconnects a user totally from the server and gives him a message about why he was booted.

Usage notes
The more common term for �to be ejected from a chatroom� etc. s kick.

Synonyms
kick

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
kick See kick

slang: vomit See vomit

Related terms
boot camp
boot disk
Boot Hill
boot loader
bootless
boot sector
bootstrap
boot up
boot up the backside, boot up the bum
booty
car boot, car boot sale, boot sale
chewie on ya boot
cold boot
Denver boot, aka wheel clamp
dual boot
get the boot
give the boot
horse boot
to boot
warm boot

See also
army boots
Australian boots
Chelsea boots
chukka boots
combat boots
cowboy boots
Doc Martens
football boots
go-go boots
gum boots, gumboots
Hessian boots
hiking boots
hip boots
hobnail boots
jackboots
jump boots, paratrooper boots
jungle boots
knee high boots
kinky boots
motorcycle boots
mukluks
riding boots
rigger boots
ski boots
snowboard boots
steel-toe boots
tabi boots
tanker boots
thigh boots
thigh-high boots
ugg boots, ug boots
wellington boots
work boots

Etymology 2
Shortening of bootstrap.

Noun
en-noun

1. computing The act or process of bootstrapping.

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

Verb
en-verb

1. computing To bootstrap.

Derived terms
reboot

Etymology 3

Noun
en-noun|-

1. booty|Booty, spoil, plunder.

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Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Category:Footwear

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/bo�t/, SAMPA|/bo:t/

Noun
nl-noun|g1m|g2f|boten|bootje

1. boat

Synonyms
schip

Derived terms
vissersboot
woonboot
zeilboot

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nl:boot
pl:boot
pt:boot
ru:boot
simple:boot
fi:boot
sv:boot
ta:boot
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vi:boot
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zh:boot

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