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

The New Jersey Appellate Division said the firm should be booted because of the connections to Mr. Conlan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

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

Fellow IRG member Isabella Kemp was booted out of Reform for her alleged involvement in the leak – which she denied – and lost her job at the party's headquarters.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

He booted the door open and walked straight in, slap bang into Friar Hugo.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques