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boot
/buːt/
The word 'boot' has a significant regional difference: in British English, it refers to the back of a car, whereas American English speakers use the word 'trunk'. When used as a verb meaning to force someone to leave (e.g., "booted from the club"), the tone is informal and can be considered slang. In computing, 'boot' is short for 'bootstrapping'. It can be used both with an object (transitive) or on its own (intransitive).
💬Casual Conversation
my pc is totally frozen. it won't even boot.
did you actually try to restart it or are you just winging it?
Meanings
A sturdy type of shoe covering the foot and ankle, or extending up the leg.
"He pulled on his leather boots before heading out into the snow."
The storage compartment at the rear of a car (British English).
"Could you put the groceries in the boot of the car?"
To start up a computer system by loading the operating system into memory.
"It takes about thirty seconds for my laptop to boot."
To force someone to leave a place or an organization.
"He was booted from the club after the argument."