booted

American  

[boo-tid] / ˈbu tɪd /

adjective

1. equipped with or wearing boots. boot. boots.

2. Ornithology. (of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, bootlike sheath.

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booted British  

/ ˈbuːtɪd /

adjective

1. wearing boots

2. ornithol

   1. (of birds) having an undivided tarsus covered with a horny sheath

   2. (of poultry) having a feathered tarsus

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Other Word Forms

• unbooted adjective
• well-booted adjective

Etymology

Origin of booted

First recorded in 1545–55; boot ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

This time it hit after he booted his own center Steven Jamerson II from a game at Michigan State on Feb. 17, overreacting because he mistook a clean basketball play for something else.

From Los Angeles Times

Not only have they booted the ball the most of any side in the Six Nations, but they have retained possession from more of their own kicks than others, too.

From BBC

I whirled and saw the curtain behind me quiver just as the sound of booted feet on the stairs came from below.

From Literature

A man was wedging his heavily booted foot between the door and the glass wall.

From Literature

He was mostly a sous chef for Seattle kicker Jason Myers, who booted a record five field goals.

From The Wall Street Journal