| NOUN | artifact | boot | footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg |
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| artifact | boot, luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk | British term for the luggage compartment in a car | |
| feeling | boot, bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick | the swift release of a store of affective force | |
| artifact | boot | protective casing for something that resembles a leg | |
| artifact | boot, the boot, iron boot, iron heel | an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg | |
| act | boot | a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed | |
| act | boot, kick, kicking | the act of delivering a blow with the foot | |
| VERB | contact | boot | kick |
| body | boot, reboot, bring up | cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes |
| Sounds | buw't | |
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| Rhymes | absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt... | |
| Meaning | footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg. | |
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| Parts | bootlace | A long lace for fastening boots |
| bootleg | The part of a boot above the instep | |
| collar, shoe collar | The stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot | |
| counter, heel counter | A piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot | |
| eyelet, eyehole | A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar | |
| heel | The bottom of a shoe or boot | |
| insole, innersole | The inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests | |
| instep | The part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot | |
| outsole | The outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground | |
| spur, gad | A sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward | |
| toe box | The forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes | |
| toecap | A protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it | |
| tongue | The flap of material / material under the laces of a shoe or boot | |
| upper | piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot | |
| Narrower | Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot | (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot |
| buskin, combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot | A boot reaching halfway up to the knee | |
| cowboy boot | A boot with a high arch and fancy stitching | |
| hip boot, thigh boot | A very high boot | |
| riding boot | A boot without laces that is worn for riding horses | |
| rubber boot, gum boot | A high boot made of rubber / rubber | |
| ski boot | A stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding | |
| Broader | footwear, footgear | covering for a person's feet |
| Spanish | bota | |
| Catalan | bota | |
| Meaning | British term for the luggage compartment in a car. | |
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| Synonyms | luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk | |
| Part of | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar | A motor vehicle with four wheels |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | compartment | A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger / larger enclosed area |
| Spanish | compartimento de equipaje, maletero, portamaletas | |
| Catalan | maleter, portaequipatge | |
| Meaning | The swift release of a store of affective force. | |
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| Example | "what a boot!" | |
| Synonyms | bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick | |
| Broader | exhilaration, excitement | The feeling of lively and cheerful joy |
| Spanish | emoción, entusiasmo, excitación | |
| Catalan | emoció, entusiasme, excitació | |
| Meaning | Protective casing for something that resembles a leg. | |
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| Broader | shell, case, casing | The housing or outer covering of something |
| Meaning | An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg. | |
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| Synonyms | the boot, iron boot, iron heel | |
| Broader | instrument of torture | An instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
| Spanish | bota | |
| Meaning | A form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed. | |
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| Broader | torture, torturing | The deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason |
| Meaning | The act of delivering a blow with the foot. | |
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| Synonyms | kick, kicking | |
| Narrower | dropkick | (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground |
| goal-kick | (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line | |
| goal-kick | (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal | |
| place kick, place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking | |
| punt, punting | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | |
| Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
| Spanish | patada, puntapié | |
| Catalan | puntada | |
| Verbs | boot | kick |
| Meaning | Kick; give a boot to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to boot the prisoners | |
| Broader | kick | strike with the foot |
| See also | boot out | remove from a position or office |
| Spanish | dar patadas | |
| Nouns | boot | the act of delivering a blow with the foot |
| Meaning | Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "boot your computer" | |
| Synonyms | reboot, bring up | |
| Broader | resuscitate, revive | Cause to regain consciousness |
| Spanish | arrancar, rebotar, reinicializar, reiniciar | |
| Catalan | reinicialitzar, reiniciar | |
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