(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his ~s...
He was wearing riding pants, high ~s, and spurs.
N-COUNT
see also wellington
2.
Boots are strong, heavy shoes which cover your ankle and which have thick soles. You wear them to protect your feet, for example when you are walking or taking part in sport.
The soldiers’ ~s resounded in the street...
N-COUNT
3.
If you ~ something such as a ball, you kick it hard. (INFORMAL)
He ~ed the ball 40 yards back up field...
VERB: V n adv/prep
4.
The ~ of a car is a covered space at the back or front, in which you carry things such as luggage and shopping. (BRIT; in AM, use trunk )
He opened the ~ to put my bags in...
N-COUNT
5.
If you get the ~ or are given the ~, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with. (INFORMAL)
She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the ~...
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
If someone puts the ~ in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset. (BRIT INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects
7.
You can say to ~ to emphasize that you have added something else to something or to a list of things that you have just said. (FORMAL)
He is making money and receiving free advertising to ~!
= into the bargain
PHRASE: cl/group PHR emphasis