boot

(noun) footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg.

(noun) British term for the luggage compartment in a car.

(noun) the swift release of a store of affective force. Synonyms: bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick. Examples: "They got a great bang out of it." "What a boot!." "He got a quick rush from injecting heroin." "He does it for kicks."

(noun) protective casing for something that resembles a leg.

(noun) an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg. Synonyms: the boot, iron boot, iron heel.

(noun) a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed.

(noun) the act of delivering a blow with the foot. Synonyms: kick, kicking. Examples: "He gave the ball a powerful kick." "The team's kicking was excellent."

(verb) kick; give a boot to.

(verb) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes. Synonyms: reboot, bring up. Example: "Boot your computer."