Boot
WordNet

noun


(1)   The act of delivering a blow with the foot
"He gave the ball a powerful kick"
"The team's kicking was excellent"
(2)   A form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
(3)   Footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
(4)   British term for the luggage compartment in a car
(5)   An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
(6)   Protective casing for something that resembles a leg
(7)   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"

verb


(8)   Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
"Boot your computer"
(9)   Kick; give a boot to
 
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