boot

Meanings

• footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
• British term for the luggage compartment in a car
• the swift release of a store of affective force
  • "what a boot!"
• protective casing for something that resembles a leg
• an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
• a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
• the act of delivering a blow with the foot
• kick; give a boot to
• cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
  • "boot your computer"

Synonyms

bang, bring up, charge, flush, iron boot, iron heel, kick, kicking, reboot, rush, the boot, thrill