as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question
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as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
the fans got a real boot out the team's lopsided victory over its longtime rivals
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Recent Examples of boot
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Serene, decadent, and detail-obsessed—with bottomless Bollinger to boot (from $84 per person).
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
27 June 2026
For all the accomplishments of the eight-time winner of the Ballon d’Or as the best player in Europe, Messi has never won the golden boot as the top scorer in each World Cup.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Verb
Freeman, Betts and Rojas were booting baseballs during the workout day, but played a clean four games in that building en route to a title.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Serene, decadent, and detail-obsessed—with bottomless Bollinger to boot (from $84 per person).
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
Leading the runway was Romeo Beckham, model and son of David and Victoria Beckham, who debuted the new Ugg x Willy Chavarria Biker boot.
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Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
27 June 2026
For all the accomplishments of the eight-time winner of the Ballon d’Or as the best player in Europe, Messi has never won the golden boot as the top scorer in each World Cup.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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On matchdays, the first sittings begin around five hours before kick-off, with the last one taking place around three hours before, usually taken by the substitutes who prefer to eat later.
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The low kick barely above the grass surface split two Jordan defenders and went into the left corner of the net.
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Finally, during penalties, Paraguay was up 3-2 and needed to make only one more kick before missing its last two, nearly blowing the match.
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The sobering reality, however, is that this is a 35-48 team that already has been blown too far off course.
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Universal Kids Resort was built for young families — not thrill seekers.
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Universal Islands of Adventure rounded out the top five, remaining one of the country's premier destinations for thrill-seekers.
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Lovingly dubbed Scarlet, the conservatory's specimen only blooms once every three to five years, and for just two days.
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Excavations at Rising Star have sparked debate about whether these little hominins had all ended up in the caves by tragic accident, or whether they’d been carefully placed there by other members of their enigmatic species, dubbed Homo naledi.
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
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After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
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“Boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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