boot | (noun) the act of delivering a blow with the foot | Synonyms: kick, kicking |
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(noun) a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed | - |
(noun) footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg | - |
(noun) compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools | Synonyms: automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk |
(noun) an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg | Synonyms: iron boot, iron heel, the boot |
(noun) protective casing for something that resembles a leg | - |
(noun) the swift release of a store of affective force | Synonyms: bang, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill |
bootblack | (noun) a person who polishes shoes and boots | Synonyms: shoeblack |
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bootboys | (noun) a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism | Synonyms: skinheads |
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bootee | (noun) a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) | Synonyms: bootie |
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booth | (noun) small area set off by walls for special use | Synonyms: cubicle, kiosk, stall |
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(noun) a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment | - |
(noun) a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches | - |
boothose | (noun) protective stockings worn with or in place of boots | - |
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bootie | (noun) a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) | Synonyms: bootee |
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bootjack | (noun) has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots | - |
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bootlace | (noun) a long lace for fastening boots | - |
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bootleg | (noun) the part of a boot above the instep | - |
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(noun) whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash | Synonyms: corn liquor, moonshine |
bootlegger | (noun) someone who makes or sells illegal liquor | Synonyms: moonshiner |
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bootlegging | (noun) the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally | - |
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(noun) the act of selling illegally or without permission | - |
bootlicker | (noun) someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | Synonyms: apple polisher, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler |
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bootmaker | (noun) a maker of boots | Synonyms: boot maker |
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bootstrap | (noun) a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on | - |
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booty | (noun) goods or money obtained illegally | Synonyms: dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag |
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