Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - boot
Boot
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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
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I. noun see: better Date: before 12th century deliverance, something to equalize a trade, avail, II. verb Date: 15th century avail, profit, III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French bote Date: 14th century a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot and usually reaching above the ankle, an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot, something that resembles or is likened to a ~, a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic training, an automobile trunk, 6. a kick with the foot, summary dismissal, momentary pleasure or enjoyment ; bang , a sheath enclosing the inflorescence, Denver ~, IV. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to put ~s on, 2. kick, to eject or discharge summarily, to make an error on (a grounder in baseball), to ride (a horse) in a race , 5. ~strap (II)] to load (a program) into a computer from a disk, to start or ready for use especially by ~ing a program , intransitive verb to become loaded into a computer's memory from a disk , to become ready for use especially by ~ing a program , ~able adjective V. noun Etymology: 1~ Date: 1593 ~y, plunder ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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