boot /but/
1. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
synset: boot
2. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"
synset: luggage_compartment, automobile_trunk, trunk, boot
3. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
synset: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
4. protective casing for something that resembles a leg
synset: boot
5. an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
synset: boot, the_boot, iron_boot, iron_heel
6. a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
synset: boot
7. the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
synset: boot
2. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
synset: boot, reboot, bring_up
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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