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1boot — boot1 [bo͞ot] n. [ME & OFr bote] 1. a) a protective covering of leather, rubber, cloth, etc., for the foot and part or all of the leg [riding boot] b) an overshoe c) a man s shoe reaching at least to the ankle 2. a boot shaped instrum …
2Boot (disambiguation) — Boot may refer to: * Boot, a type of shoe that covers the foot and ankle, and often the shins of the leg ** Derived from this meaning, to boot can mean: *** to kick something or someone *** to evict *** to be terminated from a place of employment …
3boot — n [obsolete or dialect boot compensation, from Old English bōt advantage, compensation]: additional money or property received to make up the difference in an exchange of business or investment property that is of like kind but unequal in value ◇ …
4Boot — (b[=oo]t), n. [OE. bot, bote, advantage, amends, cure, AS. b[=o]t; akin to Icel. b[=o]t, Sw. bot, Dan. bod, Goth. b[=o]ta, D. boete, G. busse; prop., a making good or better, from the root of E. better, adj. [root]255.] 1. Remedy; relief; amends; …
5boot´less|ness — boot|less1 «BOOT lihs», adjective. without shoes or boots. ╂[< boot1 + less] boot|less2 «BOOT lihs», adjective. of no benefit or profit; useless: »Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S) …
6boot´less|ly — boot|less1 «BOOT lihs», adjective. without shoes or boots. ╂[< boot1 + less] boot|less2 «BOOT lihs», adjective. of no benefit or profit; useless: »Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S) …
7boot|less — boot|less1 «BOOT lihs», adjective. without shoes or boots. ╂[< boot1 + less] boot|less2 «BOOT lihs», adjective. of no benefit or profit; useless: »Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S) …
8Boot — Boot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Booting}.] 1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; generally followed by it; as, what boots it? [1913 Webster] What booteth it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them? Hooker.… …
9boot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. footwear, shoe; Hessian boot; blucher, hip or jack boot; seven league boot; brogan, buskin, chukka. See clothing. v. t., slang, kick out, dismiss, give the boot. See ejection. to boot II (Roget s IV)… …
10boot — boot1 W3S2 [bu:t] n [Sense: 1 3, 5 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bote] [Sense: 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old English; Origin: bot advantage, profit, use ] 1.) a type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower part of your leg →↑ …
