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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.

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Examples for "boot"
Examples for "boot"
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No doubt 'Hughie' will boot home plenty of points for the Paradise.
News.com.au
2
Left foot: the story of reggae's love affair with Clarks desert boot.
The Irish Times
3
Coding boot camps are a step in the right direction, he said.
Reuters
4
Other systems use different boot programs depending on the type of boot.
Essential system administration, 3rd edition
5
Opponents say they are expensive fashion accessories - and dangerous to boot.
The Irish Times
1
They then tortured him with the iron boot; the only response was groans.
Sketches of the Covenanters
2
The hangman would twist the rest out of him with the rack and the iron boot, thought Giovanni gleefully.
Marietta: A Maid of Venice
3
It was as if the thumb-screw and the iron boot were being placed by creeping hands within sight of the expectant victim.
Daniel Deronda
4
The golath warrior grunted and wheezed, its iron boots pounding the walkway only paces behind.
Sons of the Oak
5
Instead, the marks were found on the tops of their feet, beneath their iron boots.
Chaosbound
1
The iron heel of Imperial Rome had ground individuality into the mire.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 / Little J...
2
Allaha is weary of Umballa's iron heel, weary of a vacillating council.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
3
The iron heel; so they would have it in preference to his friendship.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
4
There is nothing of the iron heel about either his methods or his manners.
Sir John French: An Authentic Biography
5
The big ones have their iron heel on our necks.
Three Times and Out / Told by Private Simmons, Written by Nellie...
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