BOOT


Meaning of BOOT in English

[boot] n [ME, fr. OE bot remedy; akin to OE betera better] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: deliverance

2. chiefly dial: something to equalize a trade 3 obs: avail -- to boot : besides

[2]boot vb (15c) archaic: avail, profit [3]boot n [ME, fr. MF bote] (14c) 1: a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot and usu. reaching above the ankle

2: an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot

3: something that resembles or is likened to a boot; esp: an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)

4: a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic training

5. Brit: an automobile trunk

6. a: a kick with the foot b: summary dismissal--used with the c: momentary pleasure or enjoyment: bang "got a big ~ out of the joke" 7: a sheath enclosing the inflorescence [4]boot vt (15c) 1: to put boots on

2. a: kick b: to eject or discharge summarily--often used with out "was ~ed out of office"

3: to make an error on (a grounder in baseball); broadly: botch

4: to ride (a horse) in a race "~ed home three winners"

5. [

[2]bootstrap] a: to load (a program) into a computer from a disk b: to start or ready for use esp. by booting a program "~ a microcomputer"--often used with up ~ vi: to become loaded into a computer's memory from a disk "the program ~s automatically" -- boot.able adj [5]boot n [[1]boot] (1593) archaic: booty, plunder

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.