Meaning of boot in English

boot

noun

/buːt/ us

/buːt/

boot noun (SHOE)

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A1 [ C ]

a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg:

walking boots

riding boots

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[ C ] UK

(US cleats)

a type of special shoe, usually one with studs (= small, pointed parts that stick out from the bottom of the shoe), worn when playing some sports:

Don't forget your boots and shin pads.

rugby boots

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He leaned down and struck a match on the sole of his boot.
I'm going to christen my new walking boots on Saturday.
There were big clumps of soil on his boots.
Don't walk all over my clean floor in your mucky boots.
I've had a lot of wear out of these boots - I've had them for five years.

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Sportswear & swimwear

boot noun (CAR)

B1 [ C ] UK

(US trunk)

a covered space at the back of a car, for storing things in:

I always keep a blanket and a toolkit in the boot for emergencies.

Stolen goods were found in the boot of her car.

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The exterior of vehicles

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boot noun (END)

the boot [ S ] informal

the situation in which your job is taken away from you, usually because you have done something wrong or badly:

get the boot She got the boot for stealing money from the cash register.

be given the boot Williams has been given the boot from the team.

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Firing staff

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boot noun (KICK)

[ C ] UK informal

a kick with the foot:

He gave the ball a good boot.

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Hitting and beating

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boot noun (WHEEL)

[ C ] US

(also Denver boot); (UK wheel clamp)

a metal device attached to the wheel of an illegally parked car that will only be removed when the owner pays an amount of money

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Punishing & punishments

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On the road: parking

Idioms

put the boot in
the boot/shoe is on the other foot
boots on the ground
to boot

boot

verb

/buːt/ us

/buːt/

boot verb (KICK)

[ T usually + adv/prep ] informal

to kick someone or something hard with the foot:

They booted him in the head.

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Hitting and beating

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boot verb (COMPUTER)

[ I or T ]

(also boot up)

When a computer boots (up), it becomes ready for use by getting the necessary information into its memory, and when you boot (up) a computer, you cause it to do this.

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Computer concepts

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boot verb (MAKE A MISTAKE)

[ T ] US informal

in baseball, to make a mistake when trying to catch and throw the ball:

The ball was only hit softly, but the shortstop booted it.

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Baseball & rounders

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Phrasal verbs

boot someone out (of something)

boot someone off (something)

(Definition of boot from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

boot | American Dictionary

boot

noun [ C ]

/but/

boot noun [C] (SHOE)

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a type of shoe that covers the foot and the lower leg:

work boots

cowboy boots

boot noun [C] (STORAGE SPACE)

trunk

Idiom

to boot

boot

verb

/but/

boot verb (MAKE READY)

[ I/T ]

to cause a computer or a computer program to become ready for use:

[ I ] Before you can do anything, you have to boot up.

boot verb (KICK)

[ T ]

to kick something:

She booted the ball down the field.

(Definition of boot from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

boot | Business English

boot

verb [ I or T ]

/buːt/ us

(also boot up)

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when a computer boots or is booted, it loads its operating system and starts working:

The PC should now boot from the CD-ROM drive and the installation will begin.

Boot up your computer and log onto your company's intranet.

(Definition of boot from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What is the pronunciation of boot?

Translations of boot

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बूट, स्टडसह बूट, वस्तू ठेवण्यासाठी कारच्या मागील बाजूस एक झाकलेली जागा…

ブーツ, 長靴, （車の）トランク…

çizme, potin, bot…

botte [feminine], coffre [masculine], donner des coups de pied…

bota, maleter…

laars, koffer, trappen…

முழு பாதத்தையும் காலின் கீழ் பகுதியையும் உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு வகை காலணி, ஒரு வகை சிறப்பு காலணி, பொதுவாக ஸ்டுட்களுடன் கூடிய ஒன்று (=காலணியின் அடிப்பகுதியிலிருந்து வெளியே ஒட்டிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் சிறிய…

बूट, जूता, पैर एवं टाँग के मध्य अंश को ढकता हुआ एक लंबा जूता…

જૂતાં, જોડા, પગરખાં…

støvle, bagagerum, sparke…

stövel, känga, ba-gageutrymme…

but, menendang…

der Stiefel, der Kofferraum, einen Fußtritt geben…