boot

US /buːt/
UK /buːt/
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1.

a sturdy shoe reaching to the ankle or calf

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She wore leather boots for hiking.
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He polished his cowboy boots until they shined.
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footwearshoe
2.

the trunk of a car (British English)

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Put the groceries in the boot.
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The spare tire is in the car's boot.
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trunk
1.

to kick (something) hard

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He tried to boot the ball into the goal.
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The security guard had to boot the unruly fan out of the stadium.
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kickexpeleject
2.

to start up a computer or a computer system

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I need to boot up my computer to check my emails.
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The system failed to boot after the power outage.
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start upinitialize
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