boot

1. 1.

   kick; give a boot to

   Broaderkick
2. 2.

   cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes

   “boot your computer”

   Synonymsrebootbring up

   Broaderresuscitate

Other forms of boot

plural

boots·

past tense

booted·

present participle

booting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about boot

What does boot mean?

boot means "footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in boot?

boot has 1 syllable: boot. In IPA it is /ˈbut/.

What is another word for boot?

Close synonyms include luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk, bang, charge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boot a common word?

boot is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with boot?

1 word rhymes with boot. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.