boot
 I. boot1 (bo͞ot)n.
1. Protective footgear, as of leather or rubber, covering the foot and part or all of the leg.
2. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.
3. Chiefly British. An automobile trunk.
4.
a. A kick.
b. Slang. An unceremonious dismissal, as from a job. Used with the.
c. Slang. A swift, pleasurable feeling; a thrill.
5. A Denver boot.
6. A marine or navy recruit in basic training.
7. Computer Science. The process of starting or restarting a computer.
8. boots An instrument of torture, used to crush the foot and leg.tr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots
1. To put boots on.
2. To kick.
3. Slang. To discharge unceremoniously. See Synonyms at dismiss.
4. Computer Science. To start (a computer) by loading an operating system from a disk.
5. To disable (a vehicle) by attaching a Denver boot.
6. Baseball. To misplay (a ground ball). [Middle English bote, from Old French.] II. boot2 (bo͞ot)intr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots
To be of help or advantage; avail.n.
1. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S. See lagniappe.
2. Archaic. Advantage; avail.Idiom:to boot
In addition; besides:
Not only was the new cruise ship the biggest in the world, but the fastest to boot. [Middle English boten, to be of help, from Old English bōtian, from bōt, help. See bhad- in Indo-European Roots.]
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