[buːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg

- a hard kick
(e.g: he got a boot in the stomach)

- an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods

- the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation
(e.g: a boot disk)


Phrases:
- boots and all
- boots on the ground
- die with one's boots on
- get the boot
- give someone the boot
- put the boot in
- too big for one's boots
- with one's heart in one's boots
- you can bet your boots

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin; boot is from bootstrap

[buːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- kick (something) hard in a specified direction
(e.g: he ended up booting the ball into the stand)

- start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation
(e.g: when I booted the computer I heard a extremely loud rattle)

- place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car)
(e.g: once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed)


Phrases:
- boots and all
- boots on the ground
- die with one's boots on
- get the boot
- give someone the boot
- put the boot in
- too big for one's boots
- with one's heart in one's boots
- you can bet your boots

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin; boot is from bootstrap

[buːt], (Noun)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- to boot

Origin:
Old English bōt ‘advantage, remedy’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boete and German Busse ‘penance, fine’, also to better and best