boot

[US]/buːt/
[UK]/buːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. put boots on; guide; kick; dismiss
n. footwear; car trunk; kick

Phrases & Collocations

leather boot

hiking boot

rain boot

ankle boot

combat boot

boot loader

boot camp

boot sector

boot device

boot up

boot record

disk boot failure

boot menu

remote boot

get the boot

boots and all

rubber boot

Example Sentences

The boot wouldn't buckle.

he got a boot in the stomach.

a pair of boots in brown.

Boots are made in this tannery.

the clomp of booted feet.

her boots were dirty.

boots known as DMs to the initiated.

boots with stiff leather outers.

Charlotte heard the scrunch of boots on gravel.

use boot polish to try and get a shine.

these boots are a bit on the tight side.

the stamp of boots on the bare floor.

have one's boots nailed

my boots; my accomplishments.

They gave him the boot for coming late.

your boots; your accomplishments.

The thief gave me a boot in my stomach.

combat boots; combat troops.

Stick the boot in, pal!

Real-world Examples

You might find you have snow stub follow your boots.

Source: Teaching you to ski

My favorite outfit was the glittery boots and my bumblebee tights.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

She wiped her boots with a rag.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

You can bet your boots that he will come.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Broke the heel of my favourite boots.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Now, where did he get those work boots?

Source: Flipped Selected

The farmers wear paper boots in the snow.

Source: IELTS Listening

I never catch anything -- not even old boots.

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

But why did wisdom teeth specifically get the boot?

Source: Listening Digest

We'd probably need to wear special boots.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Ninth Grade, Volume 2)

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