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Definition boot in American English

boot noun

[countable] noun
/but/
1

a type of shoe that covers all of your foot and part of your leg. You often wear boots to protect your feet and legs, for example from snow or rain

Example

a new pair of ski boots

Example

She wore black leather ankle boots.

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1.1

a type of shoe that you wear for a particular sport

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2

an object that is put on one of the wheels of a car to prevent the driver moving it. Boots are used by the police and by private companies to stop drivers parking illegally.

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3

the trunk of a car

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4

a situation in which a country's armed forces are physically present in an area of conflict, as opposed to attacking from the air or surveying the situation remotely

Example

To do the job properly, our politicians are going to have to get over their hang ups about boots on the ground and face up to the reality of the threat we are facing.

Definition boot in American English