Definition of boot
(Entry 1 of 5)
to boot
: besides
boot
verb (1)booted; booting; boots
boot
noun (2) plural boots
Definition of boot (Entry 3 of 5)
1 : a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot that usually reaches above the ankle
2 : an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot
3 : something that resembles or is likened to a boot especially : an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)
4 : a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic training
5 British : an automobile trunk
6a : a kick with the foot
b : summary dismissal
—used with thegave him the boot
c : momentary pleasure or enjoyment : bang got a big boot out of the joke
7 : a sheath enclosing the inflorescence
8 : denver boot
9 : the act of booting or rebooting a computer or the process by which a computer is booted — see boot entry 4 sense 5b A cold boot is starting up a computer whose power has been turned off. A warm boot involves restarting the system while it is running …— J. D. Biersdorfer —often used before another nouna boot disk
boot
verb (2)booted; booting; boots
Definition of boot (Entry 4 of 5)
1 : to put boots on
2a : kick
b : to eject or discharge summarily
—often used with outwas booted out of office
4 : to ride (a horse) in a race
booted home three winners
5
[bootstrap entry 2]
a : to load (a program) into a computer from a disk
b : to start or ready for use especially by booting a program
boot a computer —often used with up
1 : to become loaded into a computer's memory from a disk
the program boots automatically
2 : to become ready for use especially by booting a program
the computer boots quickly —often used with up
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The first known use of boot was before the 12th century
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