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2 v
[Sense: 1; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: bootstrap 'to boot up' (1900-2000), probably from bootstrap (noun); BOOTSTRAPS]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: BOOT1]
also boot up
[I and T] to start the program that makes a computer ready to be used
-see also load load
[T] informal to kick someone or something hard
boot sth in/round/down etc
::The goalkeeper booted the ball upfield.
[T] AmE to stop someone from moving their illegally parked vehicle by fixing a piece of equipment to one of the wheels
British Equivalent: clamp
boot out [boot sb ¡û¡ú out] phr v
to force someone to leave a place, job, or organization, especially because they have done something wrong
-synonym throw out throw out
::His fellow students booted him out of the class.