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| 1. sost. stivale | |
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| 1. subst. A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |  |
| 2. subst. (sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. | |
| 3. subst. A blow with the foot; a kick. | |
| 4. subst. (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. | |
| 5. subst. A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot. | |
| 6. subst. (US) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp. | |
| 7. subst. A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot. | |
| 8. subst. (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. | |
| 9. subst. (archaic) A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach. | |
| 10. subst. (US, military police slang) A recently arrived recruit; a rookie. | |
| 11. subst. (Australia, British, NZ, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car. | |
| 12. subst. (informal) The act or process of removing or firing someone (give someone the boot). | |
| 13. subst. (UK, slang) unattractive person, ugly woman (usu as "old boot") | |
| 14. subst. (firearms) A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle. | |
| 15. subst. (baseball) A bobbled ball. | |
| 16. subst. (botany) The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant. | |
| 17. v. To kick. | |
| I booted the ball toward my teammate. | |
| 18. v. To put boots on, especially for riding. | |
| 19. v. To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering). | |
| 20. v. (informal) To forcibly eject. | |
| We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible | |
| 21. v. (computing, informal) To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc. | |
| 22. v. (slang) To vomit. | |
| Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch. | |
| 23. subst. (archaic, dialectal) remedy, amends | |
| 24. subst. profit, plunder | |
| 25. subst. (obsolete) That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense | |
| 26. subst. (obsolete) Profit; gain; advantage; use. | |
| 27. subst. (obsolete) Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings. | |
| 28. subst. (obsolete) A medicinal cure or remedy. | |
| 29. v. (transitive, obsolete) To profit, avail, benefit. | |
| 30. v. (transitive, obsolete) To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. | |
| 31. subst. (computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device. | |
| It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed. | |
| 32. v. (computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. | |
| When arriving at the office, first thing I do is booting my machine. | |
| 33. subst. A bootleg recording. | |
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