I.
noun
1 strong shoe
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ light , lightweight
▪ high , knee-length , thigh-high , thigh-length
▪ ankle , desert
▪ calf-high , calf-length
▪ muddy
▪ polished
▪ leather , plastic , suede
▪ rain ( AmE ), rubber ( esp. AmE ), snow , wading , waterproof , Wellington ( BrE )
▪ lace-up
▪ high-heeled
▪ hobnail , hobnailed , thick-soled
▪ steel-capped ( BrE ), steel-toecapped ( BrE ), steel-toed ( esp. AmE )
▪ work
▪ army , combat
▪ baseball , football , rugby (all BrE ) ( cleats in AmE )
▪ climbing , cowboy , hiking , riding , ski , walking ( BrE )
… OF BOOTS
▪ pair
▪
a pair of heavy walking ~s
VERB + BOOT
▪ have on , wear
▪ put on
▪ pull off , remove , take off
▪ lace up , unlace
▪ polish
BOOT + NOUN
▪ polish
PHRASES
▪ as tough as old ~s ( esp. BrE )
▪
The meat was as tough as old ~s.
▪ the toe of sb's ~
▪
She kicked at the snow with the toe of her ~.
2 ( BrE ) of a car, etc. ⇨ See also ↑ trunk
ADJECTIVE
▪ car
VERB + BOOT
▪ open
▪ close , shut
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
What have you got in the ~?
II.
verb
Boot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ penalty , ↑ system