boot

boot
1 /bu:t/ noun (C)
1 SHOE a type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower part of your leg: a pair of old army boots
2 JOB informal
a) get the boot to be forced to leave your job
b) give sb the boot to dismiss someone from their job; sack 2 (1): He was certain they would find out he'd been given the boot.
3 CAR BrE an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc; trunk (2) AmE: At least the boot is of reasonable proportions.
4 put the boot in BrE informal
a) to say very unkind things to someone who is already upset: I know you were angry with him but there was no need to put the boot in like that.
b) to attack someone by kicking them repeatedly, especially when they are on the ground
5 give sth a boot informal to give something a quick hard kick: The door wouldn't open so I gave it a boot.
6 the boot is on the other foot BrE used to say that you now have power over someone who used to have power over you
7 to boot used at the end of a list of remarks to emphasize them: He is dishonest, and a coward to boot.
-see also: be/get too big for your boots big (13), lick sb's boots lick 1 (7), tough as old boots tough 1 (2) 2 verb
1 (T) informal to kick someone or something hard: boot sth/sb in/round/etc: The goalkeeper booted the ball upfield.
2 (I, T) to make a computer ready to be used by putting in its instructions
3 (T) AmE to stop someone from moving their illegally parked vehicle by fixing a piece of equipment to the wheels; clamp 1 (3) BrE

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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