boot
A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
Noun 4 meanings
A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
A blow with the foot; a kick.
A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
Oppression, an oppressor.
Verb 4 meanings
To kick.
“I booted the ball toward my teammate.”
To put boots on, especially for riding.
To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.
“The storm is coming fast! Boot it!”
To eject; kick out.
“We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible.”
Etymology
From Middle English boote, bote (“shoe”), from Old French bote (“a high, thick shoe”).
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BOOT at a glance
BOOT has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + O 1 + T 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,101 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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