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verb

Definition of bootnext
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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boot

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noun

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
Verb
While a typical week of Big Brother is spaced out, a double-eviction sees two competitors booted in a single live show. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 On fourth-and-1 at the New England 45-yard line early in the fourth quarter, Lock faked a handoff, booted left and threaded a short pass through the arms of defensive tackle Milton Williams to Smith-Njigba, who took over from there. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
On the second play, Bohan’s boot found senior midfielder Logan Godfrey in the left side of the box. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Pneumatic compression boots, once mostly seen in physical therapy clinics and pro locker rooms, are now showing up on kitchen chairs and living room floors, marketed for everything from lymphatic drainage to post-workout recovery. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot
  1. fumble
  2. kick
  3. blow
  4. thrill
  5. dub
  6. ruin
Verb
  • On third-and-3 in NU territory, running back Damian Henderson II fumbled the handoff, and NU linebacker Brus recovered it at the NU 20.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Secure bags together with an industry secret Airline staff have an ability to bob and weave through terminals without fumbling their bags.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fumble
Noun
  • The Knights were forced to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Stone, his third kick of the game.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Catch us whipping up this tangy version with goat cheese that delivers a slight kick.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of kick
Verb
  • Giudice struck a few poses for the camera before blowing a kiss to wrap the clip.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • More is surely going on, undetected or unreported, even as there has been a minor online symphony of whistle-blowing, alarm-bell tolling, and pleas for legislative action.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • These are primal thrills most viewers can get behind, and having to slow down to explain the morality behind them makes for languid viewing.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But even as she and Tabitha are drawn into such dalliances and then bruised by them, the movie is less interested in passing judgment than in conjuring the freshman thrill of being young, curious and unguarded.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrill
Verb
  • Waymo also recently launched its newest vehicle, a blue van dubbed the Ojai.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The impact area has been dubbed McGetchin Crater, after former Lunar Science Institute director Tom McGetchin, who died in 1979.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dub
Verb
  • Before the attack, millions of books a year were printed in this space, where there’s now nothing but piles of swollen book stock, ruined after firefighters put out the blaze.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But Timothy Leary’s version became the dominant idea of psychedelics, and when President Ronald Reagan’s War on Drugs began, psychedelics were vilified as the gateway to ruin.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruin

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“Boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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