boots

noun
UK: /buːts/
US: /buːts/

  1. Shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.

    1. I wear my boots when it rains. [ ] [ ]
    2. She wore sturdy hiking boots for the trek through the mountains. [ ] [ ]

  2. A type of protective covering for the foot and leg, often made of leather or rubber.

    1. My work boots protect my feet. [ ] [ ]
    2. The construction worker's steel-toed boots prevented a serious injury. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

footwear kick start restart
boots verb

  1. To kick forcefully with the foot.

    1. He boots the ball really far. [ ] [ ]
    2. The angry player boots the equipment after missing the shot. [ ] [ ]

  2. To start a computer by loading the operating system.

    1. I boots my computer every day. [ ] [ ]
    2. The system administrator boots the server after the power outage. [ ] [ ]
boots transitive-verb

  1. To forcefully kick someone or something.

    1. He boots the door open. [ ] [ ]
    2. She boots him out of the office because he was lazy. [ ] [ ]
boots intransitive-verb

  1. To start up, or cause to start up, a computer operating system.

    1. The computer boots quickly. [ ] [ ]
    2. The technician boots the system after installing new software. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "boots" in English means: Shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg., A type of protective covering for the foot and leg, often made of leather or rubber..

The phonetic transcription of "boots" is /buːts/ in British English and /buːts/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "boots": footwear, kick, start, restart.

Example usage of "boots": "I wear my boots when it rains.". More examples on the page.