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boot, boots; boot, boots
boot (s) (noun), boots (pl) (BOOT, BOOTS)
1. A covering for the entire foot and the lower part of the leg usually made of leather or rubber: Herman had to put a boot on each foot before he went out into the winter snow and his wife wore her boots, too.
2. A forceful kick with the foot: Maurice gave the football a boot through the goal posts and won the game.
3. Getting fired, or dismissed, from a job: Maria got the boot because she told the press about her company's secrets.
2. A forceful kick with the foot: Maurice gave the football a boot through the goal posts and won the game.
3. Getting fired, or dismissed, from a job: Maria got the boot because she told the press about her company's secrets.
boot (s) (verb), boots (pl) (BOOT, BOOTS)
1. To kick something with great force: The teenager was determined to boot the ball from one end the field to the other end.
2. Forcing someone to leave a place or situation: The voters decided to boot the mayor out of office.
3. To start a computer: The new computer boots up much faster than Franklin's old one did.
2. Forcing someone to leave a place or situation: The voters decided to boot the mayor out of office.
3. To start a computer: The new computer boots up much faster than Franklin's old one did.
Cory was told that he didn't need all of those applications to open every time he wanted to boot his computer.
Jamie had just started to boot up his computer when he was told that he was getting the boot from his job; so, he decided to put on his boots and leave. He was so upset that when he walked away from his desk, he gave it a boot.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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