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I.boot1 S2 W3 /buːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Sense 1-3, 5-7: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: bote]
[Sense 4: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old English; Origin: bot 'advantage, profit, use']

1. a type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower part of your leg ⇨ Wellington:
hiking boots
a pair of boots ⇨ ↑rubber boot
2. British English an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc SYN trunk American English:
The new model has a bigger boot.
3. the boot informal when someone is forced to leave their job SYN the sack British Englishdismiss:
The chairman denied that he had been given the boot.
He should have got the boot years ago.
4. to boot in addition to everything else you have mentioned:
She was a great sportswoman, and beautiful to boot.
5. put the boot in British English informal
a) to criticize or be cruel to someone who is already in a bad situation
b) to attack someone by kicking them repeatedly, especially when they are on the ground
6. the boot is on the other foot British English used to say someone who has caused problems for other people in the past is now in a situation in which people are causing problems for them
7. American English a metal object that the police attach to one of the wheels of an illegally parked car so that it cannot be moved SYN wheel clamp British English
be/get too big for your boots at ↑big1(14), ⇨ lick sb’s boots at ↑lick1(7), ⇨ tough as old boots at ↑tough1(2)
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COLLOCATIONS
types of boots
leather boots He bought some sturdy leather boots.
wellington boots British English, rubber boots
American English (=rubber boots that stop your feet and legs getting wet) The kids put on their rubber boots and went out in the rain.
walking/hiking boots In the mountains you’ll need some strong walking boots.
football/rugby/riding/ski boots Take your muddy football boots off before you come inside.
ankle boots (=only as high as your ankles) Ankle boots are fashionable again this autumn.
long boots (=as high as your knees or thighs) I bought a pair of long leather boots.
knee-high boots She looked fabulous in a mini-skirt and knee-high boots.
phrases
a pair of boots I really need a new pair of boots this winter.
II.boot2 BrE AmE verb
[Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: bootstrap 'to boot up' (1900-2000), probably from bootstrap (noun); ⇨ ↑bootstraps]
[Sense 2-3: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: ⇨ ↑boot1]
1. (also boot up) [intransitive and transitive] to start the program that makes a computer ready to be used ⇨ load
2. [transitive] informal to kick someone or something hard
boot something in/round/down etc
The goalkeeper booted the ball upfield.
3. [transitive] American English to stop someone from moving their illegally parked vehicle by fixing a piece of equipment to one of the wheels SYN clamp British English
boot somebody ↔ out phrasal verb
informal
to force someone to leave a place, job, or organization, especially because they have done something wrong SYN throw out:
His fellow students booted him out of the class.

boothu
[bu:t]
danh từ
giày ống
ngăn để hành lý (đằng sau xe ô tô, xe ngựa)
(sử học) giày tra tấn (dụng cụ tra tấn hình giày ống)
to die in one's boots
(xem) die
to get the boot
(từ lóng) bị đuổi, bị tống cổ ra, bị đá đít
to give somebody the boot
(từ lóng) đá đít ai, đuổi ai, tống cổ ai
to have one's heart in one's boots
(xem) heart
to lick someone's boots
liếm gót ai, bợ đỡ ai
like old boots
dữ dội, mạnh mẽ, mãnh liệt
over shoes over boots
(tục ngữ) đã trót thì phải trét
the boot is on the other leg
sự thật lại là ngược lại, tình thế đã đảo ngược
trách nhiệm thuộc về phía bên kia
too big for one's boots
xem big
as tough as old boots
(nói về thịt) dai nhách, rất dai
ngoại động từ
(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) mang giày ống cho ai
đá ai
(sử học) tra tấn bằng giày
to boot out
đuổi ra, tống cổ ra, đá đít ((nghĩa bóng))


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