Definition of Boot

Noun: boot boot

Footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
A sudden pleasurable excitement
"what a boot!";
- bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
Protective casing for something that resembles a leg
An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
- the boot, iron boot, iron heel
A form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
The act of delivering a blow with the foot
"he gave the ball a powerful boot";
- kick, kicking
[Brit] Compartment in an automobile that carries luggage, shopping or tools
"he put his golf bag in the boot";
- luggage compartment, automobile trunk [N. Amer], trunk [N. Amer], dicky [Asia], dickey [Asia]

Verb: boot boot

Kick; give a boot to
Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
"boot your computer";
- reboot, bring up