booted
Americanadjective
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equipped with or wearing boots.
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Ornithology. (of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, bootlike sheath.
adjective
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wearing boots
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ornithol
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(of birds) having an undivided tarsus covered with a horny sheath
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(of poultry) having a feathered tarsus
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When he was finally set free, the man was booted onto the street with no passport, driver’s license or other personal effects.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
But if tickets pile up, violators risk getting their vehicles booted by security, leaving them the shame of having to ask a manager to call and get their tires released.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
If the situation devolves any further, then Spurs will likely finish in the bottom three and be booted into the second-tier Championship for next season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
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 • Mar. 8, 2026
She wasn’t booted out or anything like that.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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