ALL meanings of boot up
boot up
B b - 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
- noun boot up a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse. 1
- noun boot up a protecting cover or apron for the driver's seat of an open vehicle. 1
- noun boot up the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered. 1
- noun boot up a cloth covering for this receptacle or place. 1
- noun boot up British. the trunk of an automobile. 1
- noun boot up a rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system. 1
- noun boot up Also called Denver boot. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws. 1
- noun boot up U.S. Navy, Marines. a recruit. 1
- noun boot up Music. the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ. 1
- noun boot up a kick. 1
- noun boot up Slang. a dismissal; discharge: They gave him the boot for coming in late. 1
- noun boot up Informal. a sensation of pleasure or amusement: Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot. 1
- noun boot up Baseball. a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield. 1
- noun boot up Computers. an act or instance of starting up a computer or program. 1
- verb with object boot up to kick; drive by kicking: The boy booted a tin can down the street. 1
- verb with object boot up Football. to kick. 1
- verb with object boot up Baseball. to fumble (a ground ball). 1
- verb with object boot up to put boots on; equip or provide with boots. 1
- verb with object boot up Computers. to start (a computer) by loading and initializing the operating system (often followed by up). to start (a program) by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object boot up Slang. to dismiss; discharge: They booted him out of school for not studying. 1
- verb with object boot up to attach a Denver boot to: Police will boot any car with unpaid fines. 1
- verb with object boot up to torture with the boot. 1
- verb without object boot up Computers. to start a computer or program, or be started in this way (often followed by up): My laptop won't boot and shows a blank screen. 1
- idioms boot up bet your boots, to be sure or certain: You can bet your boots that I'll be there! 1
- idioms boot up die with one's boots on, to die while actively engaged in one's work, profession, etc. to die fighting, especially in battle, or in some worthy cause. Also, especially British, die in one's boots. 1
- idioms boot up get a boot, Informal. to derive keen enjoyment: I really got a boot out of his ridiculous stories. 1
- verb boot up (Transitive Verb) To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure. 0
- verb boot up (Intransitive Verb) (of a computer) To start, using its bootstrap procedure. 0