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[boot] /but/
noun
1.
Archaic. something given into the bargain.
2.
Obsolete.
  1. advantage.
  2. remedy; relief; help.
verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
3.
Archaic. to be of profit, advantage, or avail (to):
It boots thee not to complain.
Idioms
4.
to boot, in addition; besides:
We received an extra week's pay to boot.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English bote, Old English bōt advantage; cognate with Dutch boete, German Busse, Old Norse bōt, Gothic bota; see bet, better1
British Dictionary definitions for to boot

boot1

/buːt/
noun
1.
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
2.
an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear US and Canadian name trunk
3.
a protective covering over a mechanical device, such as a rubber sheath protecting a coupling joining two shafts
4.
(US & Canadian) a rubber patch used to repair a puncture in a tyre
5.
an instrument of torture used to crush the foot and lower leg
6.
a protective covering for the lower leg of a horse
7.
a kick: he gave the door a boot
8.
(Brit, slang) an ugly person (esp in the phrase old boot)
9.
(US, slang) a navy or marine recruit, esp one in training
10.
(computing) short for bootstrap (sense 4a)
11.
bet one's boots, to be certain: you can bet your boots he'll come
12.
See boots and all
13.
die with one's boots on
  1. to die while still active
  2. to die in battle
14.
lick the boots of, to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
15.
(slang) put the boot in
  1. to kick a person, esp when he or she is already down
  2. to harass someone or aggravate a problem
  3. to finish off (something) with unnecessary brutality
16.
(slang) the boot, dismissal from employment; the sack
17.
the boot is on the other foot, the boot is on the other leg, the situation is or has now reversed
18.
too big for one's boots, self-important or conceited
verb
19.
(transitive) (esp in football) to kick
20.
(transitive) to equip with boots
21.
(transitive) (informal)
  1. (often foll by out) to eject forcibly
  2. to dismiss from employment
22.
Also boot up. to start up the operating system of (a computer) or (of a computer) to begin operating
See also boots
Word Origin
C14 bote, from Old French, of uncertain origin

boot2

/buːt/
verb (usually impersonal)
1.
(archaic) to be of advantage or use to (a person): what boots it to complain?
noun
2.
(obsolete) an advantage
3.
(dialect) something given in addition, esp to equalize an exchange: a ten pound boot to settle the bargain
4.
to boot, as well; in addition: it's cold and musty, and damp to boot
Word Origin
Old English bōt compensation; related to Old Norse bōt remedy, Gothic bōta, Old High German buoza improvement
Word Origin and History for to boot

boot

n.

footwear, early 14c., from Old French bote "boot" (12c.), with corresponding words in Provençal and Spanish, of unknown origin, perhaps from a Germanic source. Originally for riding boots only. An old Dorsetshire word for "half-boots" was skilty-boots [Halliwell, Wright].

"profit, use," Old English bot "help, relief, advantage; atonement," literally "a making better," from Proto-Germanic *boto (see better (adj.)). Cf. German Buße "penance, atonement," Gothic botha "advantage." Now mostly in phrase to boot (Old English to bote).

v.

"to kick," 1877, American English, from boot (n.1). Generalized sense of "eject, kick out" is from 1880. Related: Booted; booting.

"start up a computer," 1975, from bootstrap (v.), a 1958 derived verb from bootstrap (n.) in the computer sense.

Slang definitions & phrases for to boot

to boot

adverb phrase

In addition; in extra measure: She has fire him

[entry form 1813+, variant 1895+; fr the mark or line indicating the starting point of a race]


boot

noun
  1. : Give him a boot in the ass (1940s+)
  2. : Dark atoned for his boot by making a good play on Kiner's slow roller
  3. A thrill; surge of pleasure; bang, kick: I get a boot from boats (1930+)
  4. A recruit (1900+ Navy & Marine Corps)
  5. A black person (1950s+ Black)
  6. (also Denver boot) A metal locking device put on the wheels of a scofflaw's car to prevent driving (late 1960s+)
verb
  1. To kick, esp to give a hard kick: Let's boot a football around (1870s+)
  2. To discharge; eject; fire, sack (1880s+)
  3. (also boot away)To lose or waste by incompetence, inattention, etc; botch; bungle; blow: I booted three good chances (1950s+)
  4. To commit an error, esp in handling a ground ball (1900s+ Baseball)
  5. (also backtrack) To inject a narcotic gradually by pulling back and reinjecting blood again and again to increase the drug's effect: The technique, known as ''booting,'' is believed to prolong the drug's initial effect (1960s+ Narcotics)
  6. boot up (1980+ Computer)
Related Terms

hardboot, rubber boots, to boot


Idioms and Phrases with to boot

to boot

Besides, in addition. For example, It rained every day and it was cold to boot, or He said they'd lower the price of the car by $1,000 and throw in air conditioning to boot. This expression has nothing to do with footwear. Boot here is an archaic noun meaning “advantage,” and in the idiom has been broadened to include anything additional, good or bad. [ c. a.d. 1000 ]

boot

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shoe