booted
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English
Definitions
verb
- To kick.“I booted the ball toward my teammate.”
- To put boots on, especially for riding.
- To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
- To forcibly eject.“We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible”
verb
- To avail, benefit, profit.
- To benefit, to enrich; to give in addition.
verb
- To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.“When arriving at the office, first thing I do is booting my machine.”
adjective
- Wearing a boot or boots.“a booted foot”
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