booted

[boo-tid]

adjective

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

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

booted

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• unbooted adjective
• well-booted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of booted¹

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

Example Sentences

Eventually, after a dispute with a 55 Silver house manager who Lichtenberg alleges asked them to buy him drugs, the couple was booted.

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Chase McLaughlin booted the winner with the last kick of the game for the second time this season.

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His indignation at being booted out came boiling over later that year when he held onto his constituency seat of Hartlepool, despite challenges from left-wing candidates.

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The couple made it to the second-to-last episode, but were booted off the island shortly after making their relationship “exclusive.”

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On Sunday, fans cheered when Austin Shepard and Charlie Georgiou, who were booted from the island, made an appearance at the event.

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