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Meanings of the boot in English

An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg.

Usage of the boot in English
1
Being locked in the boot allowed Jack plenty of time to think.
Demon bound
2
If this successful, the entire provincial leadership could be given the boot.
The South African
3
Lose the Kidney Bean, and the boot is on the other leg.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
4
Hundreds of workers will get the boot from Silver Fern Farms meatworks.
Radio NZ
5
And Jonny to put the boot into the French on home soil.
The Guardian
6
She retrieved the boot and carried it back to the Land Rover.
The clouds beneath the sun
7
Arc'teryx markets the boot for high-altitude mountaineers and alpinists tackling technical terrain.
Rock and Ice Magazine
8
Whether to extend the hand of forgiveness, or the boot of retribution.
Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
9
Adam Reynolds was also perfect with the boot, kicking seven from seven.
News.com.au
10
Fresh air blasts across my back as the boot lid swings open.
The Fuller Memorandum
11
Former leader Tony Leon stuck the boot in, making Maimane's party untenable.
The South African
12
It took four of us to pull the boot out-fourof us.
Men in War
13
American promoter Bob Arum, who co-promotes Fury, also stuck the boot in.
News.com.au
14
There was room enough with John Russell up on the boot now.
Hombre
15
A gigantic work which the boot of a passer-by will soon destroy.
Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 03
16
Something flew from his hand and struck the top of the boot.
Quicksilver