Etymology : Middle English, from Old English bOt remedy; akin to Old English betera better
Pronunciation : 'büt
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. shoe which extends over the ankle; startup of a computer (Computers); trunk, luggage compartment of a car (British); dismissal; kick. kick; kick out; fire.
2. an unattractive person.
3. the sack, termination of employmen.
4. a toady perso.
5. to toady t.
6. to vomit, presumably from drinking: "Watch out! Looks like she's going to boot ". boot\boot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. booted; p. pr. & vb. n. booting.].
7. to profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by it; as, what boots it? what booteth it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them? what subdued to change like this a mind so far imbued with scorn of man, it little boots to know. what boots to us your victories?.
8. to enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. [obs.] and i will boot thee with what gift beside thy modesty can beg.boot \boot\ (b&oomac;t), n. [oe. bot, bote, advantage, amends, cure, as. bōt; akin to icel. bōt, sw. bot, dan. bod, goth. bōta, d. boete, g. busse; prop., a making good or better, from the root of e. better, adj. ?255.].
9. remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief. he gaf the sike man his boote. thou art boot for many a bruise and healest many a wound. w. scott. next her son, our soul's best boot.
10. that which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged. i'll give you boot, i'll give you three for one.
11. profit; gain; advantage; use. [obs.] then talk no more of flight, it is no boot.
12. Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.
13. That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged.
14. Profit; gain; advantage; use.
15. To profit; to advantage; to avail; generally followed by it; as, what boots it? To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.
16. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.
17. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.
18. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.
19. A place for baggage at either end of an old- fashioned stagecoach.
20. An apron or cover for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
21. The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.
22. To put boots on, esp. for riding.
23. To punish by kicking with a booted foot.
24. To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.
25. Booty; spoil. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg British term for the luggage compartment in a car an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg protective casing for something that resembles a leg cause to load and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" kick; give a boot to.
26. 1. Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg. He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs. see also:
wellington.
27. 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. The soldiers' boots resounded in the street.
28. If you boot something such as a ball, you kick it hard. He booted the ball 40 yards back up field.
29. The boot of a car is a covered space at the back or front, in which you carry things such as luggage and shopping. He opened the boot to put my bags in.
30. If you get the boot or are given the boot, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with. She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the boot.
31. If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
32. emphasis You can say to boot to emphasize that you have added something else to something or to a list of things that you have just said. He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot! = into the bargain.