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- [boot]
- /but/
- /buːt/
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- [boot]
- /but/
Definitions of boot word
- countable noun boot Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg. 3
- countable noun boot Boots are strong, heavy shoes which cover your ankle and which have thick soles. You wear them to protect your feet, for example when you are walking or taking part in sport. 3
- verb boot If you boot something such as a ball, you kick it hard. 3
- countable noun boot The boot of a car is a covered space at the back or front, in which you carry things such as luggage and shopping. 3
- verb boot To boot a car means to fit a Denver boot to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away. 3
- noun boot a strong outer covering for the foot; shoe that extends above the ankle, often to the knee 3
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Origin of boot
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English bote < Anglo-French, Old French; of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Boot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
boot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boot
noun boot
- footwear — articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes, slippers, or boots.
- oxford — 1st Earl of, Harley, Robert.
- brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
- galoshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- waters — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
verb boot
- knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- shove — to move along by force from behind; push.
- bounce — When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- fire — combustion
Antonyms for boot
verb boot
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- take in — the act of taking.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.