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Word: Boot
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin; boot (sense 2 of the verb) is from bootstrap (sense 2 of the noun)
buːt
a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg.
Short Definition:item of footwear covering foot and ankle
a hard kick
Short Definition:hard kick
Examples:- he got a boot in the stomach
an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods.
Short Definition:space at back of car for luggage
the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation
Short Definition:process of starting computer
Examples:- a boot disk
Word: Boot
Speech Type: Verb
buːt
kick (something) hard in a specified direction
Short Definition:kick something hard
Examples:- he ended up booting the ball into the stand
start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation
Short Definition:start computer
Examples:- when I booted the computer I heard a extremely loud rattle
- the menu will be ready as soon as you boot up your computer
place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car)
Short Definition:clamp illegally parked car
Examples:- once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed
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