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Boot (disambiguation)
The word
boot
can refer to:
a type of footwear that covers the foot and leg; see
boot
various
torture
devices used on the
feet
or
legs
; see
boot (torture)
and
Spanish boot
various medical treatment devices for the feet or legs (in humans or animals)
horse boots
the
sequence
by which a
computer
is started (short for
bootstrap
). See
booting
.
boot
was an American magazine, currently known as
Maximum PC
.
the compartment at the back of car in which
luggage
is stored (this is called the
trunk
in the USA).
a
Denver boot
, slang for a
wheel clamp
used to immobilize a
vehicle
's
wheels
or
tires
until a
parking
fine
is paid , rather than by
towing
slang
for a
bootleg
recording
As a
verb
, meaning "to
kick
", or as part of the
phrase
"to give somebody the boot", meaning to forcibly eject somebody from a room or institution.
The plural
boots
may refer to:
Boots The Chemists
(founded by
John Boot
) -- the dominant high-street
pharmacy
chain in the
United Kingdom
. The range of products now sold by Boots far exceeds the normal stock of a
pharmaceutical
retailer
and it is now more akin to a
department store
.
A
boots
was a (usually very junior)
servant
whose particular task was the cleaning and polishing of boots and shoes.
One of several
musical
albums
and
singles
; see
Boots
.
See also:
Boot camp
- a military training facility
The movie
Das Boot
("The Boat" in German)
Golden Boot
- a football (soccer) award
Puss in Boots
to boot - an idiomatic phrase meaning "as well"
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