boot
1[ boot ]
/ but /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Computers. to start a computer or program, or be started in this way (often followed by up): My laptop won't boot and shows a blank screen.
Words nearby boot
Idioms for boot
Origin of boot
11275–1325; Middle English bote < Anglo-French, Old French; of uncertain origin
Definition for boot (2 of 3)
boot2
[ boot ]
/ but /
noun
Archaic. something given into the bargain.
Obsolete.
- advantage.
- remedy; relief; help.
verb (used with or without object)
Archaic. to be of profit, advantage, or avail (to): It boots thee not to complain.
Definition for boot (3 of 3)
boot3
[ boot ]
/ but /
noun Archaic.
booty; spoil; plunder.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for boot
British Dictionary definitions for boot (1 of 2)
boot1
/ (buːt) /
noun
verb
See also boots
Word Origin for boot
C14 bote, from Old French, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for boot (2 of 2)
boot2
/ (buːt) /
verb (usually impersonal)
archaic to be of advantage or use to (a person)what boots it to complain?
noun
obsolete an advantage
dialect something given in addition, esp to equalize an exchangea ten pound boot to settle the bargain
to boot as well; in additionit's cold and musty, and damp to boot
Word Origin for boot
Old English bōt compensation; related to Old Norse bōt remedy, Gothic bōta, Old High German buoza improvement
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with boot
boot
In addition to the idioms beginning with boot
- boot out
- boot up
also see:
- die with one's boots on
- get the ax (boot)
- kick (boot) out
- lick someone's boots
- pull oneself up (by the bootstraps)
- quake in one's boots
- to boot
- too big for one's breeches (boots)
- you can bet your ass (boots)
Also see undershoe.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.