footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

British term for the luggage compartment in a car

the swift release of a store of affective force; they got a great bang out of it; what a boot!; he got a quick rush from injecting heroin; he does it for kicks

[ Syn: bang , charge , rush , flush , thrill , kick ]

protective casing for something that resembles a leg

an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

[ Syn: the boot , iron boot , iron heel ]

a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed

the act of delivering a blow with the foot; he gave the ball a powerful kick; the teams kicking was excellent

[ Syn: kick , kicking ]

kick; give a boot to

cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; boot your computer

[ Syn: reboot , bring up ]