A Boot
- A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
- (sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- A blow with the foot; a kick.
- (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.
- (usually preceded by definite article) A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
- (US) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- (aviation) A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
- (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.
- (archaic) A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
- (US, military, law enforcement, slang) A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.
- (Australia, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
- (informal, with definite article) The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).
- (Britain, slang) An unattractive person, ugly woman.
- (slang, ethnic slur) A black person.
- (firearms) A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle.
- (baseball) A bobbled ball.
- (botany) The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
- (slang) A linear amplifier used with CB radio.
- (slang, motorsports) A tyre.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
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