boot
开机,靴子,靴,开机启动
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Definitions
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- : a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- : Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle.
- : an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material.
- : an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws.
- : any sheathlike protective covering: a boot for a weak automobile tire.
- : a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse.
- : a protecting cover or apron for the driver's seat of an open vehicle.
- : the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered.
- : a cloth covering for this receptacle or place.
- : British. the trunk of an automobile.
- : a rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system.
- : Also called Denver boot. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws.
- : U.S. Navy, Marines. a recruit.
- : Music. the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ.
- : a kick.
- : Slang. a dismissal; discharge: They gave him the boot for coming in late.
- : Informal. a sensation of pleasure or amusement: Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot.
- : Baseball. a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield.
- : Computers. an act or instance of starting up a computer or program.
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- : to kick; drive by kicking: The boy booted a tin can down the street.
- : Football. to kick.
- : Baseball. to fumble.
- : to put boots on; equip or provide with boots.
- : Computers. to start by loading and initializing the operating system.to start by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest.
- : Slang. to dismiss; discharge: They booted him out of school for not studying.
- : to attach a Denver boot to: Police will boot any car with unpaid fines.
- : to torture with the boot.
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- : Computers. to start a computer or program, or be started in this way: My laptop won't boot and shows a blank screen.
Phrases
- boot out
- boot up
- die with one's boots on
- get the ax (boot)
- kick (boot) out
- lick someone's boots
- pull oneself up (by the bootstraps)
- quake in one's boots
- to boot
- too big for one's breeches (boots)
- you can bet your ass (boots)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Good thing your paracord laces do more than just hold your boots on your feet.
Practical and tasteful, with a simple embossed logo that lends it a graphic personality to boot, the affordable vegan-leather bags have become a widely sought status symbol.
I took that trip, I put hiking boots on for the first time, and I saw my first wild animal.
That’s not as big as what you’d get on most hiking boots, but they provide enough traction to keep you stable on your feet.
Embedding posts with visuals such as videos, infographics, and photos might mean additional advantages to boot.
With every stroke, her leather boot creaked under the weight of her leg.
Season three was the strongest one the series has produced yet, to boot.
The rule is that every time a new writer enters the canon an old one has to get the boot.
He became as polarizing a figure as the war itself, court jester to Nixon and corporate shill to boot.
And he was less than a month from his third decade, to boot.
The Charmington boot and the Charmington Bouquet were very freely advertised.
At last, some one came, a man, and his firm tread of boot-shod feet betokened a soldier.
Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.
But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet.
Of course, an artificial mouthpiece has to be provided for our organ-pipe, but this is called the boot.