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May 25, 2012
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Synonyms for boot

Noun

1. boot, footwear, footgear
usage: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
2. boot, luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk
usage: British term for the luggage compartment in a car
3. bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick, exhilaration, excitement
usage: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
4. boot, shell, case, casing
usage: protective casing for something that resembles a leg
5. boot, iron boot, iron heel, instrument of torture
usage: an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg
6. kick, boot, kicking, blow
usage: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

Verb

1. boot, kick, boot out
usage: kick; give a boot to
2. boot, reboot, bring up, resuscitate, revive
usage: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
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