boot in WordNet English dictionary

1. the swift release of a store of affective force
   "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
   bang  boot  charge  rush  flush  thrill  kick 
   
2. the act of delivering a blow with the foot
   "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
   kick  boot  kicking 
   
3. a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
   boot 
   
4. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
   boot 
   
5. British term for the luggage compartment in a car
   boot 
   
6. an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
   boot  the boot  iron boot  iron heel 
   
7. protective casing for something that resembles a leg
   boot 
   

1. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
   "boot your computer"
   boot  reboot  bring up 
   
2. kick; give a boot to
   boot