booted

[ boo-tid ]

/ ˈbu tɪd /

adjective

equipped with or wearing boots.

Ornithology. (of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, bootlike sheath.

Origin of booted

First recorded in 1545–55; boot¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM booted

un·boot·ed, adjective well-boot·ed, adjective

Words nearby booted

boot tree, boot up, boot-cut, boot-faced, bootblack, booted, bootee, bootery, booth, booth, john wilkes, booth-babe

Definition for booted (2 of 3)

boot ¹

[ boot ]

/ but /

noun

a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.

Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle.

an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material.

an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws.

any sheathlike protective covering: a boot for a weak automobile tire.

a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse.

a protecting cover or apron for the driver's seat of an open vehicle.

the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered.

a cloth covering for this receptacle or place.

British. the trunk of an automobile.

a rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system.

Also called Denver boot. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws.

U.S. Navy, Marines. a recruit.

Music. the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ.

a kick.

Slang. a dismissal; discharge: They gave him the boot for coming in late.

Informal. a sensation of pleasure or amusement: Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot.

Baseball. a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield.

Computers. an act or instance of starting up a computer or program.

verb (used with object)

to kick; drive by kicking: The boy booted a tin can down the street.

Football. to kick.

Baseball. to fumble (a ground ball).

to put boots on; equip or provide with boots.

Computers.

to start (a computer) by loading and initializing the operating system (often followed by up).
to start (a program) by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest (often followed by up).

Slang. to dismiss; discharge: They booted him out of school for not studying.

to attach a Denver boot to: Police will boot any car with unpaid fines.

to torture with the boot.

verb (used without object)

Computers. to start a computer or program, or be started in this way (often followed by up): My laptop won't boot and shows a blank screen.

Origin of boot

1275–1325; Middle English bote < Anglo-French, Old French; of uncertain origin

Definition for booted (3 of 3)

boot ²

[ boot ]

/ but /

noun

Archaic. something given into the bargain.

Obsolete.

advantage.
remedy; relief; help.

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic. to be of profit, advantage, or avail (to): It boots thee not to complain.

Origin of boot

before 1000; Middle English bote, Old English bōt advantage; cognate with Dutch boete, German Busse, Old Norse bōt, Gothic bota; see bet¹, better¹

Example sentences from the Web for booted

The group so extreme it got booted from al Qaeda controls huge swaths of territory.

Iraq’s Terrorists Are Becoming a Full-Blown Army |Eli Lake, Jamie Dettmer, Nadette De Visser |June 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Harry Hudson can pinpoint the exact minute he was booted out of the Garden of Eden.

When Harry Met Cancer |Itay Hod |April 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If the cocker spaniel has to be booted out, then the cocker spaniel has to be booted out.

Is Lupo Jealous of George? |Tom Sykes |January 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Will Rachel gain admission to Fantasy Island (i.e., upper-crust Singapore) or be booted off, or flee in revulsion?

Gatsby in Asia |Ross Perlin |June 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

One student, Leah Reis-Dennis, started an online petition on Change.org to get him booted off the show.

Harvard's Disgusting Rape Rapper Outrage |Tricia Romano |April 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Bo Rayner's little, booted feet were tied together with one end of a lasso and the other end trailed off over the ground.

The Man of the Forest |Zane Grey
Baron Balt Haer, wearing a colonel's uniform and flicking his swagger stick along his booted leg, stood in the doorway.

Frigid Fracas |Dallas McCord Reynolds
Ricky sat down on the edge of the platform and dangled her booted feet.

Ralestone Luck |Andre Norton
You know yourself that anybody who talks against the Northeastern is booted down and blacklisted.

Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete |Winston Churchill
A spurred and booted rider, his swarthy face gray with dust, strode in, nodded to the group and called for whiskey.

Overland Red |Henry Herbert Knibbs

British Dictionary definitions for booted (1 of 3)

booted

/ (ˈbuːtɪd) /

adjective

wearing boots

ornithol

(of birds) having an undivided tarsus covered with a horny sheath
(of poultry) having a feathered tarsus

British Dictionary definitions for booted (2 of 3)

boot ¹

/ (buːt) /

noun

a strong outer covering for the foot; shoe that extends above the ankle, often to the knee See also chukka boot, top boot, Wellington boots, surgical boot

an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear US and Canadian name: trunk

a protective covering over a mechanical device, such as a rubber sheath protecting a coupling joining two shafts

US and Canadian a rubber patch used to repair a puncture in a tyre

an instrument of torture used to crush the foot and lower leg

a protective covering for the lower leg of a horse

a kick he gave the door a boot

British slang an ugly person (esp in the phrase old boot)

US slang a navy or marine recruit, esp one in training

computing short for bootstrap (def. 4a)

bet one's boots to be certain you can bet your boots he'll come

See boots and all

die with one's boots on

to die while still active
to die in battle

lick the boots of to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards

put the boot in slang

to kick a person, esp when he or she is already down
to harass someone or aggravate a problem
to finish off (something) with unnecessary brutality

the boot slang dismissal from employment; the sack

the boot is on the other foot or the boot is on the other leg the situation is or has now reversed

too big for one's boots self-important or conceited

verb

(tr) (esp in football) to kick

(tr) to equip with boots

(tr) informal

(often foll by out) to eject forcibly
to dismiss from employment

Also: boot up to start up the operating system of (a computer) or (of a computer) to begin operating

Word Origin for boot

C14 bote, from Old French, of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for booted (3 of 3)

boot ²

/ (buːt) /

verb (usually impersonal)

archaic to be of advantage or use to (a person) what boots it to complain?

noun

obsolete an advantage

dialect something given in addition, esp to equalize an exchange a ten pound boot to settle the bargain

to boot as well; in addition it's cold and musty, and damp to boot

Word Origin for boot

Old English bōt compensation; related to Old Norse bōt remedy, Gothic bōta, Old High German buoza improvement

Idioms and Phrases with booted

boot

In addition to the idioms beginning with boot

boot out
boot up

also see:

die with one's boots on
get the ax (boot)
kick (boot) out
lick someone's boots
pull oneself up (by the bootstraps)
quake in one's boots
to boot
too big for one's breeches (boots)
you can bet your ass (boots)

Also see undershoe.

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