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Definition boot in American English

boot verb

verb
/but/
1

to kick something or someone hard

Example

He kept booting the ball into the crowd.

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2

if a computer boots, or if you boot it, it starts working and becomes ready to use

Example

It'll take my laptop a couple of minutes to boot.

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Definition boot in American English