What is the meaning of boot?

Footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg.
British term for the luggage compartment in a car.
The swift release of a store of affective force.
- usage: "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
- synonyms: 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.
- synonyms: 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.
- usage: "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
- synonyms: kick, kicking

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

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