Boot
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English
Pronunciation
- bo͞ot, /buːt/, /bu:t/
Etymology 1
Noun
boot (plural boots)
Translations
shoe that covers part of the leg
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a kick
See kick
Verb
to boot (booted, booted)
- To kick.
- (slang) To vomit.
Synonyms
Translations
kick See kick
slang: vomit
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Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. Note that some of the translations are for definitions that are no longer here and might need to be moved to other pages.
- Bulgarian: зареждам
- Dutch: opstarten
- German: einen Fußtritt geben
Related terms
- army boot
- boot camp
- booty
- cowboy boot
- get the boot
- gum boot, gumboot
- ski boot
- ugg boot, ug boot
- wellington boot
- work boot
Etymology 2
Noun
boot (plural boots)
Synonyms
- trunk (US)
Translations
- German: Kofferraum m
Etymology 3
From bootstrap, as in the phrase pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
In computing a program designed to assist in the boot process.
Noun
boot (plural boots)
- (computing) The action of loading the operating system into the memory of a computer.
Related terms
- cold boot
- warm boot
Translations
- German: Start m
Verb
to boot (booted, booted)
- (computing) to load the operating system of a computer into its memory.
Translations
- Dutch: opstarten
- German: hochfahren, starten, booten (slang)
Related terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- /boːt/, /bo:t/
Noun
boot m
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Boot n
Related terms
- Unterseeboot
Multilingual associations
- Russian: обуться /obut'sya/ в /v/ (put on) boots
