boot up

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Definitions of boot up words

phrasal verb boot up When you boot up a computer, you make it ready to use by putting in the instructions which it needs in order to start working. 3
noun boot up a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg. 1
noun boot up Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle. 1
noun boot up an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material. 1
noun boot up an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws. 1
noun boot up any sheathlike protective covering: a boot for a weak automobile tire. 1

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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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".

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boot — Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
initialize — to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram.
log in — the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.