A Quick and Simple Dictionary

boot

1. Noun.  A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
2. Noun.  A blow with the foot; a kick.
3. Noun.  (context, construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
4. Noun.  A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
5. Noun.  (US) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
6. Noun.  A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot.
7. Noun.  (obsolete) A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.
8. Noun.  (archaic) A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
9. Noun.  (Australia, British) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
10. Noun.  (computing, informal) The act or process of removing somebody from a chat room.
11. Verb.  To kick.
12. Verb.  To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
13. Verb.  (informal) To forcibly eject.
14. Verb.  (slang) To vomit. .
15. Verb.  (computing, informal) To disconnect, to remove from an online conversation; can refer to an accidental glitch, or a purposeful action by others.
16. Noun.  (dated) remedy, amends.
17. Noun.  (uncountable) profit, plunder.
18. Verb.  (transitive) to profit, avail, benefit.
19. Noun.  (computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.
20. Verb.  (computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, eg. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
21. Noun.  A bootleg recording.