Boot

/buːt/ · noun

Meaning

(footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg..

Definitions by Sense

1. (footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
2. (uncountable) A blow with the foot; a kick.
3. (construction) 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.
4. (figurative, with definite article) Oppression, an oppressor.
5. (usually preceded by definite article) A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
6. (US, transport) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
7. (aviation) A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
8. (obsolete) A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.

Example Sentences

Dr. Jayakar was not only one of them but was at places the prime mover in the historic decisions taken by a nation struggling to get free of the British boot.

Never in its long history, and one rich with brutal inequities too, had Paris known the disgrace of seeing one section of its community prosper under the boot of an invader

Chronic unrest in Ireland, long under the British boot, was about to culminate in a popular rising.

The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.

He heaved the bag and its contents over the lip of the boot and on to the flagstones. When it was out, no longer in that boot but on the ground, and the bag was still intact, he knew the worst was over.

The body is constructed of welded steel panels, with the bonnet, doors and boot lid in aluminium on steel frames.

Peers leant against the outside of the car a lit up her filter tip and watched as Bauer and Putin placed their compact suitcases in the boot of the BMW and slammed the boot lid down.

He was useless so he got the boot.

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Word Forms

• boots
• booting
• booted

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