boot

გამოთქმა: /buːt/

Universal

1a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg:a pair of walking boots
a covering to protect the lower part of a horse’s leg.
historical an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot.
USshort for Denver boot.

3British an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods.

4 (also boot-up) [usually as modifier] the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation:a boot disk

Universal

1 [with object and adverbial of direction] kick (something) hard in a specified direction:he ended up booting the ball into the stand
(boot someone off) informal force someone to leave a vehicle unceremoniously:a guard booted two children off a train
(boot someone out) informal force someone to leave a place or job unceremoniously:she had been booted out of school

2start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation:the menu will be ready as soon as you boot up your computer [no object]:the system won’t boot from the original drive
[from bootstrap (sense 2 of the noun)]

3US place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car): once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed

the boot (or North American shoe) is on the other foot: the situation, in particular the holding of advantage, has reversed: the reorganization means the boot is now on the other foot
boots and all: Australian/NZ informal with no holds barred; wholeheartedly:Canberra’s cabbies go in boots and all for a fair deal
boots on the ground: informal ground troops who are on active service in a military operation:they could have gone to their allies and got more boots on the ground while he backs high-tech warfare, he also sees boots on the ground as essential
die with one's boots on: die in battle or while actively occupied: Bill had died with his boots on, caught by suction in a waste pipe
get the boot: informal be dismissed from one’s job.
give someone the boot: informal dismiss someone from their job: the chairman denied he had been given the boot
old boot: informal an ugly or disliked old woman.
put the boot in (or into someone): kick someone hard when they are on the ground: they crash his bulk to the floor and put the boot in; treat someone vulnerable in a cruel way: the move was just another way of putting the boot in
with one's heart in one's boots: in a state of great depression or trepidation: I had to follow her with my heart in my boots
you (can) bet your boots: informal used to express absolute certainty:you can bet your boots that the patrol has raised the alarm

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