Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - boot
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Boot
boot
~1 n 1 »SHOE« a type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower part of your leg (a pair of old army boots) 2 »JOB« informal a) get the boot to be forced to leave your job b) give sb the boot to dismiss someone from their job; sack2 (1) (He was certain they would find out he'd been given the boot.) 3 »CAR« BrE an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc; trunk (2) AmE (At least the boot is of reasonable proportions.) 4 put the boot in BrE informal a) to say very unkind things to someone who is already upset (I know you were angry with him but there was no need to put the boot in like that.) b) to attack someone by kicking them repeatedly, especially when they are on the ground 5 give sth a boot informal to give something a quick hard kick (The door wouldn't open so I gave it a boot.) 6 the boot is on the other foot BrE used to say that you now have power over someone who used to have power over you 7 to boot used at the end of a list of remarks to emphasize them (He is dishonest, and a coward to boot.) (- see also be/get too big for your boots big (13), lick sb's boots lick1 (7), tough as old boots tough1 (2)) ~2 v 1 informal to kick someone or something hard (boot sth/sb in/round/etc) (The goalkeeper booted the ball upfield.) 2 to make a computer ready to be used by putting in its instructions 3 AmE to stop someone from moving their illegally parked vehicle by fixing a piece of equipment to the wheels; clamp1 (3) BrE
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(boots, booting, booted) 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 boots... He was wearing riding pants, high boots, 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’ boots resounded in the street... N-COUNT 3. If you boot something such as a ball, you kick it hard. (INFORMAL) He booted the ball 40 yards back up field... VERB: V n adv/prep 4. The boot 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 boot to put my bags in... N-COUNT 5. If you get the boot or are given the boot, 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 boot... PHRASE: V inflects 6. If someone puts the boot 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 boot 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 boot! = into the bargain PHRASE: cl/group PHR c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bot remedy — more at better Date: before 12th century 1. archaic deliverance 2. chiefly dialect something to equalize a trade 3. obsolete avail II. verb Date: 15th century archaic avail, profit III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French bote Date: 14th century 1. a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot and usually 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 ~; especially 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. British an automobile trunk 6. a. a kick with the foot b. summary dismissal — used with the gave him the ~ c. momentary pleasure or enjoyment ; bang got a big ~ out of the joke 7. a sheath enclosing the inflorescence 8. Denver ~ IV. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to put ~s 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. ~strap (II) a. to load (a program) into a computer from a disk b. to start or ready for use especially by ~ing a program ~ a computer — often used with up intransitive verb 1. to become loaded into a computer's memory from a disk the program ~s automatically 2. to become ready for use especially by ~ing a program the computer ~s quickly — often used with up • ~able adjective V. noun Etymology: 1~ Date: 1593 archaic ~y, plunder ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 an outer covering for the foot, esp. of leather, reaching above the ankle, often to the knee. 2 Brit. the luggage compartment of a motor car, usu. at the rear. 3 colloq. a firm kick. 4 (prec. by the) colloq. dismissal, esp. from employment (gave them the boot). 5 a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg. 6 hist. an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot. --v.tr. 1 kick, esp. hard. 2 (often foll. by out) dismiss (a person) forcefully. 3 (usu. foll. by up) put (a computer) in a state of readiness (cf. BOOTSTRAP 2). Phrases and idioms the boot is on the other foot (or leg) the truth or responsibility is the other way round. die with one's boots on (of a soldier etc.) die fighting. put the boot in 1 kick brutally. 2 act decisively against a person. you bet your boots sl. it is quite certain. Derivatives booted adj. Etymology: ME f. ON b{oacute}ti or f. OF bote, of unkn. orig. 2. n. Phrases and idioms to boot as well; to the good; in addition. Etymology: orig. = 'advantage': OE bot f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) чехол; кожух; колпак 2) выступ в бетонной балке или плите (для возведения облицовочной кладки) 3) лоток водосточной трубы 4) колпак трубы (в месте прохода через крышу) 5) нефт. колонный компенсатор давления (на входе в резервуарный парк промысла) 6) сил. загрузочная воронка 7) бот (стекловаренной печи) 8) загрузочная воронка (ковшового элеватора) 9) сливной кран 10) сильфон 11) авто багажник 12) защитная оболочка (гидрофонов) 13) электрон. защитный колпачок (выводов) 14) вчт. начальная загрузка 15) паголенок чулка 16) с.-х. корпус сошника; сошник boot for protection — чехол для защиты (напр. от загрязнений) - accordion boot - brake-cylinder boot - cold boot - elevator boot - rubber boot - warm boot ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) кожух; чехол; колпак 2) (тормозной) башмак 3) воронка 4) сливной кран 5) экон. прибыль, доход 6) выгода, преимущество 7) авто багажник 8) обертка - ankle boot - elevator boot - sieve boot 9) бить ногами to boot concrete — утаптывать бетон ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский словарь по машиностроению
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сущ. 1) прибыль, доход 2) выигрыш Syn: kick, push, sac BOOT гл. 1) общ. надевать ботинки 2) общ. (о действиях, производимых обувью) а) общ. пинать, бить (ногами) б) общ. (пытать с помощью колодок) в) общ. (производить наказание плетьми, используя вместо плети сапоги) г) общ. ударить (по футбольному мячу) д) общ., эк. тр. выгонять, увольнять (с работы); изгонять (агрессора); выставлять (за дверь), спускать с лестницы They want him to boot 100 homeless people from his home. — Они хотят, чтобы он выгнал из своего дома сотню бездомных людей. 3) сленг критиковать, давать плохую характеристику (кому-либо) 4) сленг не использовать возможность ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. ботинок, башмак high boot —- сапог 2. спорт. бутсы nailed boots —- альпинистские окованные ботинки 3. разг. пинок ногой 4. ист. колодки (орудие пытки) 5. ам. сл. новобранец, новичок (о моряке) 6. фартук (экипажа); чехол (автомашины) 7. багажник (автомашины) 8. ав. контейнер 9. отделение для багажа (в карете) 10. загрузочная воронка 11. ав. профес. протектор антиобледенителя 12. обертка (початка кукурузы) 13. влагалище (листа) Id: seven-league boots —- семимильные сапоги, сапоги-скороходы Id: boot and saddle —- уст. садись!; по коням! (сигнал в кавалерии); ам. седлай! Id: the boot is on the other leg —- положение изменилось; теперь ответственность лежит на другом Id: to die in one's boots, to die with one's boots on —- умереть скоропостижно; умереть на своем посту Id: to get the boot —- быть уволенным Id: to have one's heart in one's boot —- струсить; душа в пятки ушла Id: to be in smb.'s boots —- быть на чьем-либо месте; быть в чьей-либо шкуре Id: like old boots —- сл. здорово, чертовски; вовсю; изо всех сил Id: to move one's boots —- уходить, отправляться Id: you bet your boots —- сл. будьте уверены Id: to lick the boots —- подхалимничать Id: to put the boot in —- подвергать злобным и несправедливым нападкам; травить; заниматься опасными видами спорта (напр., регби) Id: to wipe one's boots on smb. —- унижать,...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) ботинок - high boot - riding boot 2) pl.; sport бутсы 3) hist. колодки (орудие пытки) 4) фартук (экипажа) 5) отделение для багажа (в автомобиле, в карете) 6) обертка (початка кукурузы) boot and saddle! obs. - садись! (сигнал в кавалерии); amer. седлай! the boot is on the other leg - ответственность лежит на другом to die in ones boots - а) умереть скоропостижной или насильственной смертью; б) умереть на своем посту to get the (order of the) boot - быть уволенным to have ones heart in ones boots - струсить; душа в пятки ушла to be in smb. s boots - быть на чьем-л. месте, быть в чьей-л. шкуре like old boots sl. - энергично, стремительно, изо всех сил to move/start ones boots coll. - уходить, отправляться - seven-league boots 2. v. 1) надевать ботинки 2) ударить сапогом 3) coll. увольнять - boot out - boot round II obs. 1. noun выгода, польза to boot coll. - в придачу 2. v. помогать what boots it? - какая от этого польза? it boots not - это бесполезно III noun; amer.; mil.; coll. 1) новичок 2) attr. boot camp - учебный лагерь новобранцев BOOT round выгонять BOOT out выгонять Two members were booted out (of the club) for failing to pay the money they owed. ...Англо-русский словарь
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mil. abbr. Build Own Operate Transfer gen. bus. abbr. Build Own Operate And Transfer NASDAQ abbr. Lacrosse Footwear, Inc. ...English abbreviation dictionary
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See: DIE IN ONE'S BOOTS, IN ONE'S SHOES also IN ONE'S BOOTS, LICK ONE'S BOOTS, SHAKE IN ONE'S SHOES or SHAKE IN ONE'S BOOTS, TO BOOT, TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES or TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BOOTS, YOU BET or YOU BET YOUR BOOTS. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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