Meaning of "boot" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOOT

Bote, from Old French, of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOOT

boot  [buːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOT

Boot is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb boot in English.

WHAT DOES BOOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boot

A boot is a type of footwear and a specific type of shoe. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle and extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece. Traditionally made of leather or rubber, modern boots are made from a variety of materials. Boots are worn both for their functionality – protecting the foot and leg from water, snow, mud or hazards or providing additional ankle support for strenuous activities – and for reasons of style and fashion. In some cases, the wearing of boots may be required by laws or regulations, such as the regulations in some jurisdictions requiring workers on construction sites to wear steel-toed safety boots. Boots are recommended as well for motorcycle riders. High-top athletic shoes are generally not considered boots, even though they do cover the ankle, primarily due to the absence of a distinct heel. In Britain, the term may be used to refer to football cleats.

Definition of boot in the English dictionary

The first definition of boot in the dictionary is an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear US and Canadian name: trunk. Other definition of boot is a protective covering over a mechanical device, such as a rubber sheath protecting a coupling joining two shafts. Boot is also a rubber patch used to repair a puncture in a tyre.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOOT

PRESENT

Present

I boot

you boot

he/she/it boots

we boot

you boot

they boot

Present continuous

I am booting

you are booting

he/she/it is booting

we are booting

you are booting

they are booting

Present perfect

I have booted

you have booted

he/she/it has booted

we have booted

you have booted

they have booted

Present perfect continuous

I have been booting

you have been booting

he/she/it has been booting

we have been booting

you have been booting

they have been booting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I booted

you booted

he/she/it booted

we booted

you booted

they booted

Past continuous

I was booting

you were booting

he/she/it was booting

we were booting

you were booting

they were booting

Past perfect

I had booted

you had booted

he/she/it had booted

we had booted

you had booted

they had booted

Past perfect continuous

I had been booting

you had been booting

he/she/it had been booting

we had been booting

you had been booting

they had been booting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will boot

you will boot

he/she/it will boot

we will boot

you will boot

they will boot

Future continuous

I will be booting

you will be booting

he/she/it will be booting

we will be booting

you will be booting

they will be booting

Future perfect

I will have booted

you will have booted

he/she/it will have booted

we will have booted

you will have booted

they will have booted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been booting

you will have been booting

he/she/it will have been booting

we will have been booting

you will have been booting

they will have been booting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would boot

you would boot

he/she/it would boot

we would boot

you would boot

they would boot

Conditional continuous

I would be booting

you would be booting

he/she/it would be booting

we would be booting

you would be booting

they would be booting

Conditional perfect

I would have boot

you would have boot

he/she/it would have boot

we would have boot

you would have boot

they would have boot

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been booting

you would have been booting

he/she/it would have been booting

we would have been booting

you would have been booting

they would have been booting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you boot
we let´s boot
you boot

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to boot

Past participle

booted

Present Participle

booting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BOOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «boot» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of boot

drop-kick · galosh · jackboot · kick · overshoe · punt · wader · welly

TRANSLATION OF BOOT

Find out the translation of boot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of boot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boot» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 靴子
• Translator English - Spanish: bota
• English: boot
• Translator English - Hindi: बूट
• Translator English - Arabic: حِذَاءٌ طَوِيل
• Translator English - Russian: ботинок
• Translator English - Portuguese: bota
• Translator English - Bengali: বুট
• Translator English - French: botte
• Translator English - Malay: Boot
• Translator English - German: Stiefel
• Translator English - Japanese: ブーツ
• Translator English - Korean: 장화
• Translator English - Javanese: Boot
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giày ống
• Translator English - Tamil: துவக்க
• Translator English - Marathi: बूट करा
• Translator English - Turkish: çizme
• Translator English - Italian: stivale
• Translator English - Polish: kozak
• Translator English - Ukrainian: черевик
• Translator English - Romanian: bocanc
• Translator English - Greek: μπότα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: boot
• Translator English - Swedish: stövel
• Translator English - Norwegian: støvel

10 QUOTES WITH «BOOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boot.

1

Rachel Boston

I grew up hiking and horseback riding in Tennessee, so I love being outside. I will joyfully run 12 miles, but I'm not very good at boot camps. When they start yelling, I start laughing.

2

Brian Bosworth

Football is so barbaric. Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking by playing it. I feel almost like I escaped from boot camp.

3

Frank Carson

Have you heard about the Irishman who reversed into a car boot sale and sold the engine?

4

Roman Coppola

I am very much a person who appreciates perennial things. Things like a Lacoste shirt, a Clarks desert boot, Persol sunglasses and Vans shoes that have been the same forever. There are certain things that once you find it, you like it and it's done. I like Italian clothing, like suits from Battistoni and I have a shirt by Piero Albertelli.

5

Jamie Cullum

I've worn some particularly baggy jeans and cowboys boot combinations after coming back from Austin, Texas. This was ill-advised.

6

Ani DiFranco

Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot.

7

R. Lee Ermey

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.

8

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard enough, but to work in pictures to boot was pretty foolhardy. In fact, my father was totally against it. He thought I should be off getting a good education and go into some safe profession.

9

Will Ferrell

Saturday Night Live is such a comedy boot camp in a way, because you get to work with so many different people who come in to host the show and you get thrown into so many situations and learn how to think on your feet, so filmmaking actually feels slow, in a good way.

10

Lita Ford

I have no skanky guys in my band nor on my bus. If they are they get the boot real quick.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOT»

Discover the use of boot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Art of the Boot

Now in paperback, this is the perennial best-seller that started it all, with an incredible look at the artistry happening in boot manufacturing over the last twenty years.

Tyler Beard, 2006

Buddhist Boot Camp

Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are simple and easy to understand.

Timber Hawkeye, 2013

Boot Camp

In this tense, riveting novel, award-winning YA author Todd Strasser reveals what really goes on in highly secretive -- and notoriously dangerous -- boot camps, a stealth prison system where any teenager under the age of eighteen can be ...

Todd Strasser, 2010

Boot

Recounting his return to boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, the author offers an inside view of the Marine Corps through eighty-eight days of survival, rifle practice, war games, and forced marches

Daniel Da Cruz, 1987

Goddess Boot Camp

Seventeen-year-old Phoebe has recently learned that she's a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe). Now, in order to learn to control her newfound - and very strong - powers, she's being forced to attend Goddess Boot Camp.

Tera Lynn Childs, 2009

Boot Camp

This is a basketball boot camp that focuses on discipline and hard work. Jerome and Johnnie's father, "Sergeant Push-up" to the campers, is the no-nonsense camp director.

Eric Walters, Jerome Williams, 2007

Boot Camp for Your Brain

"Boot Camp For Your Brain: A No-nonsense Guide to the SAT I" is probably the best book on the market for sheer effectiveness at raising scores.

M. Denmark Manning, 2004

Boot Camp Fitness for All Shapes and Sizes: Complete Manual ...

Put on your commander's hat. You are about to take charge of your health. This book is a health and fitness blueprint to get America back in shape, keep Americans from dying of ill health and keep Americans strong.

Joseph R. Weinstein, 2010

Spiritual Boot Camp

" Spiritual Boot Camp is your guide to the weapons and armor of spiritual battle.

Kimberly Daniels, 2012

War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of ...

An analysis of the pivotal role of technology in modern warfare focuses on four historical periods that shaped the rise and fall of empires, in a narrative account that covers such topics as gunpowder, the Industrial Revolution, and stealth ...

Max Boot, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boot is used in the context of the following news items.

Bold Letter! 'Marriage Boot Camp' Counselors Offer Services To Ben …

On the heels of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's divorce announcement last week, counselors for WETV show Marriage Boot Camp have ... «RadarOnline, Jul 15»

Aaron Vanmeter: Kicked 6-Year-Old In Head With Steel Boot, Cops …

The boy's mother later changed her story and told police that Vanmeter kicked her son with his work boot. When police told Vanmeter what his ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

Mott Community College hosting math boot camp for students, public

FLINT, MI -- Mott Community College is offering current and incoming students as well as the general public the ability to brush up on math ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

Oh boot-iful! U.S. beats Japan to win unprecedented third Women's …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Four years after a heartbreaking loss, the U.S. women's national soccer team returned to the top of the world ... «FOX31 Denver, Jul 15»

Help! I deleted a Linux boot partition

I deleted a partition on my Linux system, but I still see a boot menu. ... Let's set the scenario: You've either accidentally deleted your Linux boot partition or an ... «TechTarget, Jul 15»

Farrell: Caitlyn Jenner looks like an old boot? You don't say ...

During a Fourth of July party post-mortem Sunday morning, my friends and I landed on the topic of Thomas, a 6-year-old guest who chatted with ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»

S. Carolina Senate votes: Boot Confederate flag

(NATIONALJOURNAL) — After a tragic shooting at a Charleston church, the South Carolina state Senate voted to remove the Confederate flag, ... «WND.com, Jul 15»

Rory may have to give Open the boot

He also posted a photograph on Insta-gram showing himself on crutches and wearing a protective boot. A spokesman for McIlroy later said that, ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

TCX S-Speed Boot Collection Highlight

Track performance in a street boot? Sure, TCX has that. The S-SPEED collection in the TCX Racing Line features some of the advanced ... «Cycleworld, Jul 15»

/Functional fitness STL has 62.5% off the current boot camp pricing …

... Place An Ad · Print Ads · Get-it; /Functional Fitness STL; /Functional fitness STL has 62.5% off the current boot camp pricing. Sign up today! «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»