boot

From Wiktionary

boot is part of the Basic English 850.

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: bo͞ot
• IPA: /buːt/
• SAMPA: /bu:t/
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[change] Noun

Singular boot

Plural boots

1. A shoe that covers part of the leg.

   I love my special hiking boots.

2. (British English) A storage space at the back of a car.

   He put his shopping bags in the boot.

[change] Verb

Plain form boot

Third-person singular boots

Past tense booted

Past participle booted

Present participle booting

1. (informal) If you boot someone, you force somebody to leave someplace.

   Billy got booted off of the train after the captain found out that he had no ticket.