Boot
Noun, Verb
UK
/buːt/
US
/buːt/
Definition
(n) : Strong shoe; storage space in a car. (v) : To start a computer; to kick something or someone.
Example
"(n) : He wore boots to walk in the snow.to start a computer."
"(n) : Put the bags in the boot of the car."
"(v) : He booted the computer to check his email."
Explanation
A boot is a type of strong shoe that covers the ankle and sometimes part of the leg, often worn for protection or in bad weather. In vehicles, especially in British English, the boot is the space at the back for storing things (called the “trunk” in American English). As a verb, “boot” can mean to start a computer or, informally, to kick something or someone.