What does the boot mean?

the boot means "an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg".

What is another word for the boot?

Close synonyms include boot, iron boot, iron heel. 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 the boot a common word?

the boot is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

The boot — meaning and 3 synonyms

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
Synonymsboot iron boot iron heel
Broaderinstrument of torture

Questions about the boot

What does the boot mean?: the boot means "an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg".
What is another word for the boot?: Close synonyms include boot, iron boot, iron heel. 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.

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

the boot

noun

Questions about the boot