English-Thai Dictionary
boot
N รองเท้าบูท รองเท้า หุ้ม ข้อเท้า rong-thaor-bud
boot out
PHRV เตะ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ถีบ โยน throw out te
bootblack
N คนที่ มี อาชีพ ขัด รองเท้า
booted
A ที่ สวม รองเท้าบูท
bootee
N ถุงเท้า ทารก bootie tung-thao-tha-rok
booth
N บูธ ซุ้ม คูหา compartment butd sum khu-ha
booth
N โต๊ะ เล็กๆ ใน ร้านอาหาร หรือ บาร์ ประกอบด้วย เก้าอี้พนัก สูง สอง ตัว tol-lek-lek-nai-ran-ar-han-rue-ba-pra-kob-duai-kao-eae-pha-nak-sung-song-tua
bootie
SL ก้น สะโพก kon
bootjack
N เครื่อง ถอด รองเท้าบูท
bootlace
N สาย ผูก เชือก รองเท้า sai-puk-cheak-rong-thaow
bootleg
ADJ เถื่อน illegal legal thuean
bootleg
VI ขายของ ผิดกฎหมาย smuggle kai-kong-phid-kod-mai
bootless
A ไม่ มีประโยชน์ futile fruitless successful profitable
bootlick
V ประจบสอพลอ
bootlicker
N คน ขี้ ประจบ
boots
N คน ขัด รองเท้า
bootstrap
N ห่วง หลัง รองเท้า บูต huang-lang-rong-thaow-bud
booty
N ของ ที่ ปล้นสะดม มา ของโจร plunder khong-ti-plon-sa-dom-ma
booty
SL ก้น สะโพก kon
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BOOT
v.t.[Eng. but. The primary sense of the root is to advance, or carry forward. ] 1. To profit; to advantage
It shall not boot them.
2. To enrich; to benefit.
I will boot thee.
BOOT
n.Profit; gain; advantage; that which is given to make the exchange equal, or to supply the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged. 1. To boot, in addition to; over and above; besides; a compensation for the difference of value between things bartered; as, I will give my house for yours, with one hundred dollars to boot.
2. Spoil; plunder. [See Booty. ]
BOOT
n. 1. A covering for the leg, made of leather, and united with a shoe. This garment was originally intended for horsemen, but is now generally worn by gentlemen on foot. The different sorts are fishing-boots, worn in water; hunting-boots, a thinner kind for sportsmen; jack-boots, a strong kind for horsemen; and half-boots.
2. A kind or rack for the leg, formerly used to torture criminals. This was made of boards bound fast to the legs by cords; or a boot or buskin, made wet and drawn upon the legs and then dried by the fire, so as to contract and squeeze the legs.
3. A box covered with leather in the fore part of a coach. Also, an apron or leathern cover for a gig or chair, to defend persons from rain and mud. This latter application is local and improper.
BOOT
v.t.To put on boots.
BOOTCATCHER
n.[boot and catch. ] The person at an inn whose business is to pull off boots.
BOOTED
pp. Having boots on.
BOOTEE
n.A word sometimes used for a half or short boot.
BOOTES
n.A northern constellation; consisting, according to Flamstead's catalogue, of fifty-four stars.
BOOTH
n.[Heb. beth, a house or booth, a nest for birds.] A house or shed built of boards, boughs of trees, or other slight materials, for a temporary residence.
BOOT-HOSE
n.[boot and hose. ] Stocking-hose or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots.
BOOTLEG
n.[boot and leg. ] Leather cutout for the leg of a boot.
BOOTLESS
a.[from boot. ] Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success.
BOOTLESSLY
adv. Without use or profit.
BOOT-TOPPING
n.[boot and top. ] The operation of cleansing a ship's bottom, near the surface of the water, by scraping off the grass, slime, shells, etc. and daubing it with a mixture of tallow, sulphur and rosin.
BOOT-TREE, BOOT-LAST
n.An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven.
BOOTY
n. 1. Spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage.
2. That which is seized by violence and robbery.
To play booty is to play dishonestly with an intent to lose.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BOOT
Boot, n. Etym: [OE. bot, bote, adbantage, amends, cure, AS. b; akin to Icel. b, Sw. bot, Dan. bod, Goth. b, D. boete, G. busse; prop. , a making good or better, from the root of E. better, adj.
1. Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief. He gaf the sike man his boote. Chaucer. Thou art boot for many a bruise And healest many a wound. Sir W. Scott. Next her Son, our soul's best boot. Wordsworth.
2. That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged. I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one. Shak.
3. Profit; gain; advantage; use. [Obs. ] Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot. Shak. To boot, in addition; over and above; besides; as a compensation for the difference of value between things bartered. Helen, to change, would give an eye to boot. Shak. A man's heaviness is refreshed long before he comes to drunkenness, for when he arrives thither he hath but changed his heaviness, and taken a crime to boot. Jer. Taylor.
BOOT
Boot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booted; p. pr. & vb. n. Booting. ]
1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by it; as, what boots it What booteth it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them Hooker. What subdued To change like this a mind so far imbued With scorn of man, it little boots to know. Byron. What boots to us your victories Southey.
2. To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. [Obs. ] And I will boot thee with what gift beside Thy modesty can beg. Shak.
BOOT
Boot, n. Etym: [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin. ]
1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.
2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland. So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and the leg. Bp. Burnet.
3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach. [Obs. ]
4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth ) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
6. (Plumbing )
Defn: The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof. Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them. [Obs. ] Swift. -- Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of boots. -- Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot. -- Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots. -- Boots and saddles (Cavalry Tactics ), the trumpet call which is the first signal for mounted drill. -- Sly boots. See Slyboots, in the Vocabulary.
BOOT
Boot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booted; p. pr. & vb. n. Booting. ]
1. To put boots on, esp. for riding. Coated and booted for it. B. Jonson.
2. To punish by kicking with a booted foot. [U. S.]
BOOT
BOOT Boot, v. i.
Defn: To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.
BOOT
BOOT Boot, n.
Defn: Booty; spoil. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
BOOTBLACK
BOOTBLACK Boot "black ` (, n.
Defn: One who blacks boots.
BOOTED
BOOTED Boot "ed, a.
1. Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; as, a booted squire.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds.
BOOTEE
BOOTEE Boot *ee ", n.
Defn: A half boot or short boot.
BOOTES; BOOETES
Bo *ö "tes, n. Etym: [L. Bootes, Gr. herdsman, fr. , gen. , ox, cow. ](Astron.)
Defn: A northern constellation, containing the bright star Arcturus.
BOOTH
Booth, n. Etym: [OE. bothe; cf. Icel. b, Dan. & Sw. bod, MHG. buode,G. bude, baude; from the same root as AS. b to dwell, E. boor, bower, be; cf. Bohem. bauda, Pol. buda, Russ. budka, Lith. buda, W. bwth, pl. bythod, Gael. buth, Ir. both. ]
1. A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. Camden.
2. A covered stall or temporary structure in a fair or market, or at a polling place.
BOOTHALE
Boot "hale `, v. t. & i. Etym: [Boot, for booty + hale. ]
Defn: To forage for booty; to plunder. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.
BOOTHOSE
BOOTHOSE Boot "hose `, n.
1. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. Shak.
2. Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback. Sir W. Scott.
BOOTHY
BOOTHY Booth "y, n.
Defn: See Bothy.
BOOTIKIN
Boot "i *kin, n. Etym: [Boot + -kin. ]
1. A little boot, legging, or gaiter.
2. A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout. H. Walpole.
BOOTING
BOOTING Boot "ing, n.
Defn: Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. [Obs. ] Sir. J. Harrington.
BOOTING
BOOTING Boot "ing, n.
1. A kind of torture. See Boot, n., 2.
2. A kicking, as with a booted foot. [U. S.]
BOOTJACK
BOOTJACK Boot "jack ` (, n.
Defn: A device for pulling off boots.
BOOTLESS
Boot "less, a. Etym: [From Boot profit. ]
Defn: Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. Chaucer. I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. Shak. -- Boot "less *ly, adv. -- Boot "less *ness, n.
BOOTLICK
BOOTLICK Boot "lick ` (, n.
Defn: A toady. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
BOOTMAKER
BOOTMAKER Boot "mak `er, n.
Defn: One who makes boots. -- Boot "mak `ing, n.
BOOTS
BOOTS Boots, n.
Defn: A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
BOOTTOPPING
BOOTTOPPING Boot "top `ping, n.
1. (Naut. )
Defn: The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc. , have been scraped off.
2. (Naut. )
Defn: Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.
BOOTTREE
Boot "tree `, n. Etym: [Boot + tree wood, timber. ]
Defn: An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven. The pretty boots trimly stretched on boottrees. Thackeray.
BOOTY
Boo "ty, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. b exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot profit. ]
Defn: That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage. Milton. To play booty, to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose; to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in order to induce him to continue playing and victimize him afterwards. [Obs. ] L'Estrange.
New American Oxford Dictionary
boot
boot 1 |bo͞ot but | ▶noun 1 a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot, the ankle, and sometimes the leg below the knee: walking boots. • a covering or sheath to protect a mechanical connection, as on a gearshift. • (also Denver boot ) a clamp placed by the police on the wheel of an illegally parked vehicle to make it immobile. • a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg. • historical an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot. 2 informal a hard kick: I got a boot in the stomach. 3 Brit. the trunk of a car. 4 (also boot up ) [ usu. as modifier ] the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation: a boot disk. 5 Military informal a navy or marine recruit. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. booted ) place boots on (oneself, another person, or an animal ): thin, booted legs. 2 kick (something ) hard in a specified direction: he ended up booting the ball into the stands. • (boot someone off ) force someone to leave a vehicle unceremoniously: the driver booted two teenagers off the bus. • (boot someone out ) informal force someone to leave a place, institution, or job unceremoniously: she had been booted out of school. 3 start (a computer ) and put it into a state of readiness for operation: the menu will be ready as soon as you boot up your computer | [ no obj. ] : the system won't boot from the original drive. [from bootstrap . ] 4 place a Denver boot on (an illegally parked car ). PHRASES die with one's boots on die in battle or while otherwise actively occupied. get the boot informal be dismissed from one's job. give someone the boot informal dismiss someone from their job. one's heart sank (or fell ) into one's boots used to refer to a sudden onset of depression or dismay: the way your heart drops to your boots if your foal has terribly crooked legs. you ( can ) bet your boots informal used to express certainty about a situation or statement: you can bet your boots that patrol has raised the alarm. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin.
boot
boot 2 |but bo͞ot | ▶noun (in phrase to boot ) as well; in addition: images that are precise, revealing, and often beautiful to boot. ORIGIN originally ‘something extra thrown into a bargain, ’ from Old English bōt ‘advantage, remedy, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boete and German Busse ‘penance, fine, ’ also to better 1 and best .
bootable
boot a ble |ˈbo͞otəbəl ˈbutəbəl | ▶adjective (of a disk ) containing the software required to boot a computer.
bootblack
boot black |ˈbo͞otˌblak ˈbutblæk | ▶noun chiefly historical a person employed to polish boots and shoes.
bootboy
boot |boy |ˈbuːtbɔɪ | ▶noun 1 informal a rowdy or violent youth typically having close-cropped hair and wearing heavy boots. 2 historical a boy employed to clean boots and shoes.
boot camp
boot camp |ˈbut ˌkæmp | ▶noun a military training camp for new recruits, with strict discipline. • a prison for youthful offenders, run on military lines.
boot-cut
boot-cut (also bootcut ) ▶adjective (of jeans or other trousers ) flared very slightly below the knee, so as to be worn comfortably over boots.
bootee
boot ee |ˈbo͞otē, bo͞oˈtē ˈbudi | ▶noun ( pl. bootees ) variant spelling of bootie.
Boötes
Bo ö tes |bōˈōtēz boʊˈoʊtiz |Astronomy a northern constellation (the Herdsman ), said to represent a man holding the leash of two dogs (Canes Venatici ) while driving a bear (Ursa Major ). It contains the bright star Arcturus. • (as genitive Boötis |bōˈōtis |) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate stars: the star Gamma Boötis. ORIGIN Greek.
boot-faced
boot-faced ▶adjective Brit. informal having a grim or scowling expression: a boot-faced police sergeant.
booth
booth |bo͞oTH buθ | ▶noun 1 a small temporary tent or structure at a market, fair, or exhibition, used for selling goods, providing information, or staging shows. • a small room where a vendor sits separated from customers by a window: a ticket booth. 2 an enclosure or compartment for various purposes, such as telephoning, broadcasting, or voting: the phone booth alongside the highway | ex-athletes in the broadcast booth. 3 a set of a table and benches in a restaurant or bar: I sat in a booth with coffee and a roll. ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘temporary dwelling or shelter ’): from Old Norse buth, based on búa ‘dwell. ’
Booth, John Wilkes
Booth, John Wilkes |bo͞oTH buθ | (1838 –65 ), US actor. He is better known as the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC.
Booth, William
Booth, William |ˈbuθ bo͞oTH | (1829 –1912 ), English religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army.
booth capturing
booth capturing ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly Indian a method of fraudulently interfering with the process of an election whereby members of a party occupy a polling booth, excluding and voting in place of those people who are registered to vote there.
Boothia, Gulf of
Boo thi a, Gulf of |ˈbo͞oTHēə ˌɡəlf əv ˈbuθiə | a gulf in the Canadian Arctic Ocean, in Northwest Territories, between Boothia Peninsula and Baffin Island. ORIGIN named in honor of Sir Felix Booth (1775 –1850 ), patron of the expedition to the Arctic (1829 –33 ) led by Sir John Ross.
Boothia Peninsula
Boo thi a Pen in su la a peninsula in northern Canada, in the Northwest Territories, located between Victoria and Baffin islands.
bootie
boot ie |ˈbo͞otē ˈbudi |(also bootee ) ▶noun ( pl. booties ) 1 a soft shoe, typically knitted, worn by a baby. • any soft, socklike shoe. 2 a protective shoe or lining for a shoe. 3 a woman's short boot.
bootjack
boot jack |ˈbo͞otˌjak ˈbutʤæk | ▶noun a device for holding a boot by the heel to ease withdrawal of one's foot.
bootlace
boot lace |ˈbo͞otˌlās ˈbutˌleɪs | ▶noun a cord or leather strip for lacing boots.
bootlace tie
boot |lace tie ▶noun Brit. a narrow necktie, popular in the 1950s.
bootleg
boot leg |ˈbo͞otˌleg ˈbutˌlɛɡ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (esp. of liquor, computer software, or recordings ) made, distributed, or sold illegally: bootleg cassettes | bootleg whiskey. ▶verb ( bootlegs, bootlegging, bootlegged ) [ with obj. ] make, distribute, or sell (illicit goods, esp. liquor, computer software, or recordings ) illegally: (as noun bootlegging ) : domestic bootlegging was almost impossible to control | (as adj. bootlegged ) : bootlegged videos. ▶noun 1 an illegal musical recording, esp. one made at a concert. 2 Football a play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff and runs with the ball hidden next to his hip: he scored on a 29 -yard bootleg on fourth down. DERIVATIVES boot leg ger noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots.
bootless
boot less |ˈbo͞otlis ˈbutləs | ▶adjective archaic (of a task or undertaking ) ineffectual; useless: words at this pass were vain and bootless. ORIGIN Old English bōtlēas ‘not able to be compensated for by payment ’ (see boot 2, -less ).
bootlicker
boot lick er |ˈbo͞otˌlikər ˈbutˌlɪkər | ▶noun informal an obsequious or overly deferential person; a toady: bootlickers telling him what a big star he's going to be. DERIVATIVES boot lick ing |-ˌlikiNG |noun
bootmaker
boot |maker |ˈbuːtmeɪkə | ▶noun a maker of boots and shoes.
boots
boots |bo͞ots buts | ▶noun Brit. dated a hotel employee who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage, and performs other menial tasks. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: plural of boot 1, used as a singular.
boot-scooting
boot-scoot ing ▶noun another term for line dancing.
bootstrap
boot strap |ˈbo͞otˌstrap ˈbutˌstræp | ▶noun 1 a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull it on. 2 Computing a technique of loading a program into a computer by means of a few initial instructions that enable the introduction of the rest of the program from an input device. 3 [ usu. as modifier ] the technique of starting with existing resources to create something more complex and effective: we see the creative act as a bootstrap process. ▶verb ( bootstraps, bootstrapping, bootstrapped ) [ with obj. ] 1 get (oneself or something ) into or out of a situation using existing resources: the company is bootstrapping itself out of a marred financial past. • start up (an enterprise ), esp. one based on the Internet, with minimal resources: they are bootstrapping their stations themselves, not with lots of dot-com venture capital. 2 Computing fuller form of boot 1 ( sense 3 of the verb ). ▶adjective (of a person or project ) using one's own resources rather than external help: a bootstrap capitalist's trip up the entrepreneurial ladder. PHRASES pull oneself up by one's ( own ) bootstraps improve one's position by one's own efforts.
boot top
boot top ▶noun the part of a ship's hull just above the waterline, typically marked by a line of contrasting color.
boot-up
boot-up ▶noun see boot 1 ( sense 4 of the noun ).
booty
boo ty 1 |ˈbo͞otē ˈbudi | ▶noun valuable stolen goods, esp. those seized in war: the militias supply themselves with booty from the raided civilian populations. • informal something gained or won: now the booty: four winners will receive prizes. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting plunder acquired in common and destined to be divided among the plunderers ): from Middle Low German būte, buite ‘exchange, distribution, ’ of uncertain ultimate origin.
booty
boo ty 2 |ˈbudi ˈbo͞otē | ▶noun ( pl. booties ) informal a person's buttocks. PHRASES shake one's booty dance energetically. ORIGIN 1920s: probably an alteration of the British word botty, a child's term for a person's buttocks.
booty call
boo ty call ▶noun informal a sexual invitation or rendezvous. ORIGIN 1990s: from booty 2 and call .
bootylicious
boo ty li cious |ˌbo͞otiˈliSHəs buːtɪˈlɪʃəs | ▶adjective informal (of a woman ) sexually attractive. ORIGIN 1990s: from booty 2, on the pattern of delicious .
Oxford Dictionary
boot
boot 1 |buːt | ▶noun 1 a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg: a pair of walking boots. • a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg. • historical an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot. • US short for Denver boot. 2 informal a hard kick: he got a boot in the stomach. 3 Brit. an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods. 4 (also boot-up ) [ usu. as modifier ] the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation: a boot disk. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] kick (something ) hard in a specified direction: he ended up booting the ball into the stand. • (boot someone off ) informal force someone to leave a vehicle unceremoniously: a guard booted two children off a train. • (boot someone out ) informal force someone to leave a place or job unceremoniously: she had been booted out of school. 2 start (a computer ) and put it into a state of readiness for operation: the menu will be ready as soon as you boot up your computer | [ no obj. ] : the system won't boot from the original drive. [ from bootstrap ( sense 2 of the noun ). ] 3 US place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car ). PHRASES the boot (or N. Amer. shoe ) is on the other foot the situation, in particular the holding of advantage, has reversed. boots and all Austral. /NZ informal with no holds barred; wholeheartedly: Canberra's cabbies go in boots and all for a fair deal. die with one's boots on die in battle or while actively occupied. get the boot informal be dismissed from one's job. give someone the boot informal dismiss someone from their job. old boot informal an ugly or disliked old woman. put the boot in (or into someone ) Brit. informal kick someone hard when they are on the ground. • treat someone vulnerable in a cruel way. with one's heart in one's boots in a state of great depression or trepidation. you ( can ) bet your boots informal used to express absolute certainty: you can bet your boots that the patrol has raised the alarm. DERIVATIVES booted adjective boot 1 ( sense 1 of the noun, sense 3 of the noun ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin.
boot
boot 2 |buːt | ▶noun (in phrase to boot ) as well; in addition: she was a woman of uninspiring appearance and a dreadful bore to boot. ORIGIN Old English bōt ‘advantage, remedy ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boete and German Busse ‘penance, fine ’, also to better 1 and best .
bootable
boot |able |ˈbuːtəb (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a disk ) containing the software required to boot a computer.
bootblack
boot |black |ˈbuːtblak | ▶noun chiefly historical a person employed to polish boots and shoes.
bootboy
boot |boy |ˈbuːtbɔɪ | ▶noun 1 informal a rowdy or violent youth typically having close-cropped hair and wearing heavy boots. 2 historical a boy employed to clean boots and shoes.
boot camp
boot camp ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a military training camp for new recruits, with very harsh discipline. • a prison for young offenders, run on military lines.
boot-cut
boot-cut |ˈbuːtcʌt | ▶adjective (of jeans or other trousers ) flared very slightly below the knee, so as to be worn comfortably over boots.
bootee
bootee |buːˈtiː |(also bootie ) ▶noun 1 a baby's soft woollen shoe. 2 a woman's short boot. 3 a protective shoe or lining for a shoe.
Boötes
Boötes |bəʊˈəʊtiːz |Astronomy a northern constellation (the Herdsman ), said to represent a man holding the leash of two dogs (Canes Venatici ) while driving a bear (Ursa Major ). It contains the bright star Arcturus. • (as genitive Boötis |bəʊˈəʊtɪs |) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Gamma Boötis. ORIGIN Greek.
boot-faced
boot-faced ▶adjective Brit. informal having a grim or scowling expression: a boot-faced police sergeant.
booth
booth |buːð, buːθ | ▶noun 1 a small temporary tent or structure at a market, fair, or exhibition, used for selling goods, providing information, or staging shows. 2 an enclosed compartment that allows privacy, for example when telephoning, voting, or sitting in a restaurant. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘temporary dwelling or shelter ’): from Old Norse buth, based on búa ‘dwell ’.
Booth, John Wilkes
Booth, John Wilkes |bo͞oTH buθ | (1838 –65 ), US actor. He is better known as the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC.
Booth, William
Booth |buːð | (1829 –1912 ), English religious leader, founder and first general of the Salvation Army. A Methodist revivalist preacher, in 1865 he established a mission in the East End of London which later became the Salvation Army.
booth capturing
booth capturing ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly Indian a method of fraudulently interfering with the process of an election whereby members of a party occupy a polling booth, excluding and voting in place of those people who are registered to vote there.
Boothia, Gulf of
Boothia, Gulf of |ˈbuːθɪə | a gulf in the Canadian Arctic, between the Boothia Peninsula and Baffin Island, in the Northwest Territories. ORIGIN named in honour of Sir Felix Booth (1775 –1850 ), patron of the expedition to the Arctic (1829 –33 ) led by Sir John Ross.
Boothia Peninsula
Boo ¦thia Pen |in ¦sula |ˈbuːθɪə | a peninsula of northern Canada, in the Northwest Territories, situated between Victoria Island and Baffin Island.
bootie
bootie ▶noun ( pl. booties ) variant spelling of bootee.
bootjack
boot |jack |ˈbuːtdʒak | ▶noun a device for holding a boot by the heel to ease the withdrawal of one's foot.
bootlace
boot |lace |ˈbuːtleɪs | ▶noun a cord or leather strip for lacing boots.
bootlace fungus
boot |lace fun ¦gus ▶noun another term for honey fungus.
bootlace tie
boot |lace tie ▶noun Brit. a narrow necktie, popular in the 1950s.
bootleg
boot |leg |ˈbuːtlɛg | ▶adjective (of alcoholic drink or a recording ) made, distributed, or sold illegally: bootleg cassettes. ▶verb ( bootlegs, bootlegging, bootlegged ) [ with obj. ] make, distribute, or sell (alcoholic drink or a recording ) illegally: (as noun bootlegging ) : bootlegging is rife in America. ▶noun an illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert. DERIVATIVES bootlegger noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots.
bootless
boot |less |ˈbuːtlɪs | ▶adjective archaic (of a task or undertaking ) ineffectual; useless: remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task. ORIGIN Old English bōtlēas ‘not able to be compensated for by payment ’ (see boot 2, -less ).
bootlicker
boot |lick ¦er |ˈbuːtlɪkə | ▶noun informal an obsequious or servile person. DERIVATIVES bootlicking noun & adjective
bootmaker
boot |maker |ˈbuːtmeɪkə | ▶noun a maker of boots and shoes.
boots
boots |buːts | ▶noun Brit. dated a person employed in a hotel to clean boots and shoes, carry luggage, and perform other menial tasks.
boot sale
boot sale ▶noun short for car boot sale.
boot-scooting
boot-scooting ▶noun informal term for line dancing.
bootstrap
boot |strap |ˈbuːtstrap | ▶noun 1 a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull it on. 2 Computing a technique of loading a program into a computer by means of a few initial instructions which enable the introduction of the rest of the program from an input device. 3 [ usu. as modifier ] the technique of starting with existing resources to create something more complex and effective: we see the creative act as a bootstrap process. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 Computing fuller form of boot 1 ( sense 2 of the verb ). 2 start up (an Internet-based business or other enterprise ) with minimal financial resources. • get (oneself or something ) into or out of a situation using existing resources: the company is bootstrapping itself out of a marred financial past. PHRASES pull (or drag ) oneself up by one's ( own ) bootstraps improve one's position by one's own efforts. DERIVATIVES bootstrapping noun
boot top
boot top ▶noun the part of the hull of a ship just above the waterline, typically marked by a line of contrasting colour.
boot-up
boot-up ▶noun see boot 1 ( sense 4 of the noun ).
booty
booty 1 |ˈbuːti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] valuable stolen goods, especially those seized in war. • informal something gained or won. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally denoting plunder acquired in common ): from Middle Low German būte, buite ‘exchange, distribution ’, of uncertain origin.
booty
booty 2 |ˈbuːti | ▶noun ( pl. booties ) N. Amer. informal a person's bottom. PHRASES shake one's booty dance energetically. ORIGIN 1920s: probably an alteration of botty .
booty call
booty call ▶noun US informal a sexual invitation or rendezvous. ORIGIN 1990s: from booty 2 and call .
bootylicious
bootylicious |ˌbuːtɪˈlɪʃəs | ▶adjective US informal (of a woman ) sexually attractive. ORIGIN 1990s: from booty 2, on the pattern of delicious .
American Oxford Thesaurus
boot
boot 1 verb 1 his shot was booted away by the goalkeeper: kick, punt; propel, drive. 2 boot up your computer: start up, fire up, reboot. PHRASES give someone the boot informal See dismiss (sense 1 ).
boot
boot 2 noun PHRASES to boot he's not only intelligent, he's handsome to boot: as well, also, too, besides, in the bargain, in addition, additionally, on top, what's more, moreover, furthermore, likewise; informal and all.
booth
booth noun 1 booths for different vendors: stall, stand, kiosk. 2 a phone booth: cubicle, kiosk, box, enclosure.
bootleg, bootlegged
bootleg, bootlegged adjective bootleg videotapes | bootlegged versions of the software: illegal, illicit, unlawful, unauthorized, unlicensed, pirated; contraband, smuggled, black-market.
bootlicker
bootlicker noun informal the little bootlicker brought in cupcakes for Altman's birthday: sycophant, toady, lickspittle, flatterer, flunky, lackey, yes-man, spaniel, doormat; informal brown-noser, brown-nose, suck-up; vulgar slang ass-kisser.
booty
booty noun divvying up the booty: loot, plunder, pillage, haul, spoils, stolen goods, ill-gotten gains, pickings; informal swag.
Oxford Thesaurus
boot
boot 1 noun 1 don't come in here in those muddy boots! gumboot, wellington, wader, walking boot, riding boot, field boot, jackboot, thigh boot, half-boot, ankle boot, pixie boot, Chelsea boot, balmoral, desert boot, moon boot, snow boot; galosh, overshoe; football boot; informal welly, bovver boot; Brit. informal beetle-crusher; trademark Doc Martens; historical buskin, napoleon, top boot. 2 informal he got a boot in the stomach: kick, blow, knock. PHRASES give someone the boot informal See dismiss. ▶verb 1 his shot was booted off the line by the goalkeeper: kick, punt, bunt, strike with the foot, tap; propel, drive, knock, send; Scottish blooter. 2 the menu is ready as soon as you boot up your computer: start up, fire up, prepare, ready, make ready. PHRASES boot someone out informal See dismiss.
boot
boot 2 noun PHRASES to boot you're not only a chauvinist, but a voyeur to boot: as well, also, too, besides, into the bargain, in addition, additionally, on top (of that ), over and above that, what's more, moreover, furthermore; N. Amer. in the bargain; informal and all; archaic withal, forbye.
booth
booth noun 1 the market place was covered with booths for different traders: stall, stand, kiosk, trading post; counter, table. 2 she called headquarters from a phone booth: cubicle, kiosk, box, compartment, enclosure, cupboard, carrel, cubbyhole; cabin, hut; alcove, bay, recess.
bootleg
bootleg adjective he had a stall selling bootleg cassette tapes: illegal, illicit, unlawful, unauthorized, unsanctioned, unlicensed, unofficial, pirated; bootlegged, contraband, smuggled, black-market, under the counter.
bootless
bootless adjective archaic remonstrating with him seems to have been a bootless task. See ineffective (sense 1 ).
bootlicker
bootlicker noun informal there was a crowd of bootlickers telling him what a star he would be: sycophant, obsequious person, toady, fawner, flatterer, creep, crawler, lickspittle, truckler, groveller, doormat, kowtower, spaniel, Uriah Heep; N. Amer. informal suck-up, brown-nose, brown-noser; Brit. vulgar slang arse-licker, arse-kisser, bum-sucker; N. Amer. vulgar slang ass-kisser, suckhole; archaic toad-eater.
booty
booty noun the robbers met up and split the booty: loot, plunder, pillage, haul, prize, trophy; spoils, stolen goods, gains, ill-gotten gains, profits, pickings, takings, winnings; informal swag, boodle, the goods.
Duden Dictionary
Boot
Boot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |B oo t |das Boot; Genitiv: des Boot [e ]s, Plural: die Boote aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch bōt < mittelenglisch bot < altenglisch bat, wahrscheinlich verwandt mit beißen und eigentlich = ausgehauener Stamm kleines, meist offenes Schiff ein seetüchtiges Boot | ein Boot bauen | Boot fahren | die Boote aufs Wasser lassen jemanden ins Boot holen jemanden an etwas beteiligen, jemanden für etwas gewinnen mit ihr wurde eine ausgewiesene Expertin ins Boot geholt in einem /im selben /im gleichen Boot sitzen umgangssprachlich gemeinsam in der gleichen schwierigen Lage sein Lehnübersetzung von englisch to be in the same boat
Boot
Boot Substantiv, maskulin , der |buːt |der Boot; Genitiv: des Boots, Plural: die Boots meist im Plural englisch boot = Stiefel < mittelfranzösisch bote bis über den Knöchel reichender [Wildleder ]schuh
Bootcamp
Boot camp Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈbuːtkɛmp |das Bootcamp; Genitiv: des Bootcamps, Plural: die Bootcamps englisch Trainingslager für Rekruten oder straffällig gewordene Jugendliche [in den USA ]
Bootchen
Boot chen , das Bötchen |B oo tchen |
booten
boo ten schwaches Verb EDV |ˈbuːtn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to boot, zu: boot, kurz für: bootstrap = Ladeprogramm, eigentlich = Riemen am Stiefel, der das Anziehen erleichtert, aus: boot (Boot ) und strap, Straps (einen Computer ) neu starten, wobei alle gespeicherten Anwenderprogramme neu geladen werden
Bootes
Bo o tes Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bo o tes |Sternbild am nördlichen Sternenhimmel
Böotien
Bö o ti en Substantiv, Neutrum |Bö o tien |Böotiens altgriechische Landschaft
Böotierin
Bö o ti e rin , Bö o tie rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Bö o tierin |
böotisch
bö o tisch Adjektiv |bö o tisch |zu Böotien
Bootlaufwerk
Boot lauf werk Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |ˈbuːt …|zu booten Laufwerk, von dem aus nach dem Einschalten des Computers das Betriebssystem geladen wird
Bootleg
Boot leg Substantiv, Neutrum , das |bu:t …|amerikanisch illegale Tonaufnahme
Bootlegger
Boot leg ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈbuːtlɛgɐ |englisch bootlegger, zu: bootleg = Stiefelschaft (in dem der verbotene Alkohol versteckt wurde )1 früher in den USA Alkoholschmuggler; jemand, der illegal Schnaps brennt 2 Hersteller illegaler Tonaufnahmen
Bootleggerin
Boot leg ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die die Bootleggerin; Genitiv: der Bootleggerin, Plural: die Bootleggerinnen weibliche Form zu Bootlegger
Bootsanhänger
Boots an hän ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tsanhänger |zum Transport eines kleineren Boots geeigneter Anhänger für Kraftfahrzeuge
Bootsbau
Boots bau Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tsbau |der Bootsbau < Plural [selten ] -ten > Bau von Segeljachten und Booten
Bootseigner
Boots eig ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tseigner |Eigentümer eines Sportbootes
Bootseignerin
Boots eig ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |B oo tseignerin |weibliche Form zu Bootseigner
Bootsfahrt
Boots fahrt Substantiv, feminin , die |B oo tsfahrt |Fahrt mit einem Boot
Bootsflüchtling
Boots flücht ling Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tsflüchtling |mit einem Boot geflohener Flüchtling
Bootsfrau
Boots frau Substantiv, feminin , die |B oo tsfrau |vgl. Bootsmann 1
Bootsgast
Boots gast Substantiv, maskulin Seemannssprache , der |B oo tsgast |der Bootsgast < Plural: -en > Mitglied der Schiffsbesatzung, das zum Dienst im [Rettungs ]boot eingeteilt ist
Bootshaken
Boots ha ken Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tshaken |Stange aus Holz mit Spitze und Haken aus Stahl, mit der man ein Boot festhalten oder abstoßen kann
Bootshaus
Boots haus Substantiv, Neutrum , das |B oo tshaus |1 Schuppen für Boote 2 Klubhaus eines Wassersportvereins
Bootsklasse
Boots klas se Substantiv, feminin , die |B oo tsklasse | Klasse 5b
Bootslänge
Boots län ge Substantiv, feminin , die |B oo tslänge |Länge eines Bootes [als Maßangabe bei Regatten ]
Bootsleute
Boots leu te Pluralwort , die |B oo tsleute |Pluraletantum 1 Plural von Bootsmann 2 Gesamtheit der Bootsfrauen und Bootsleute 1
Bootsmann
Boots mann Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tsmann |der Bootsmann < Plural: …leute > 1 (auf Handelsschiffen ) dem Wachoffizier zugeordneter Matrose 2 a Militär niedrigster Dienstgrad in der Rangordnung der Unteroffiziere mit Portepee (bei der Marine )b Militär Träger dieses Dienstgrades
Bootsmannsmaat
Boots manns maat Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tsmannsmaat |unterer Dienstgrad bei der Bundesmarine
Bootsmotor
Boots mo tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tsmotor |
Bootsschleppe
Boots schlep pe Substantiv, feminin , die |B oo tsschleppe |Anlegestelle mit Wagen für kleinere Boote an Staustufen
Bootssteg
Boots steg Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oo tssteg |Steg, an dem Boote anlegen können Kurzform: Steg 2a
bootsweise
boots wei se Adverb bootweise |b oo tsweise |in einzelnen Booten, Boot für Boot wir wurden bootsweise übergesetzt
bootweise
boot wei se Adverb bootsweise |b oo tweise |in einzelnen Booten, Boot für Boot
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
boot
boot 1 /buːt /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗ブーツ , 長靴 ;｟ 英 ｠ (くるぶしまでの )靴 , 深靴 ; 編上靴 (!ひざまでのブーツを ｟英 ｠では特にhigh bootsと呼ぶことがある; →shoe 表現 ) ▸ a pair of boots ブーツ [靴 ]1足 ▸ rubber [｟英 ｠wellington ] boots ゴム長靴 ▸ combat boots 戦闘用ブーツ ▸ pull on [off ] one's boots ブーツ [靴 ]を (ひっぱって )はく [脱ぐ ]▸ be in one's boots ブーツ [靴 ]をはいている 2 ｟くだけて ｠〖the ～〗解雇, くび ▸ give A the boot A 〈人 〉をくびにする (!a ～ならば 「けとばす 」; ↓名詞 4 ) 3 ｟英 ｠(自動車の )トランク (｟米 ｠trunk ).4 ｟くだけて ｠〖a ～〗(激しく強い )けり, キック ▸ give A a boot (思い切り )A 〈物 〉をけとばす 5 〘コンピュ 〙(プログラムなどの )起動, 立ち上げ .6 ｟米 ｠(駐車違反の車に取り付ける )車輪固定具 (｟英 ｠wheel clamp ).d ì e with one's b ó ots on 非業の死を遂げる ; 職務中に死ぬ .g è t [be g ì ven ] the b ó ot ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉ふられる, 愛想を尽かされる ; (会社などを )くびになる .hang ù p one's b ó ots 引退する, 足を洗う .l ì ck A's b ó ots A 〈人 〉にこびる, へつらう .p ù t [st ì ck ] the b ò ot í n ｟英 くだけて ｠1 (人に )追い打ちをかけてひどいことを言う .2 (倒れている人を )さらにける .qu à ke [sh à ke ] in one's b ó ots ｟話 ｠(不安などで )震える, びくびくする .The b ó ot is on the ò ther f ó ot .｟英 ｠立場が逆転している .You (can ) b è t your b ó ots (that …).(…ということは )間違いない, 確かだ .動詞 他動詞 1 ｟くだけて ｠〖～ A ＋副詞 〗A 〈ボール 人など 〉を (強く )けとばす (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) .2 ｟くだけて ｠ «…から » 〈人 〉を 追い出す, くびにする (out ) «out of » .3 〈コンピュータ 〉を起動させる, 立ち上げる (up ).4 ｟米 ｠〈駐車違反の車 〉に車輪固定具を取り付ける (｟英 ｠clamp 1 ).自動詞 〈コンピュータが 〉【ディスクなどから 】立ち上がる (up ) «from , with » .～́ c à mp ｟米 ｠〘軍 〙新兵訓練所 .～̀ h í ll ｟米 ｠(西部開拓地の粗末な )墓地 .～́ s à le ｟英 ｠＝car boot sale .
boot
boot 2 →better 1 語源 名詞 ｟古 ｠利益 (profit ) (!次の成句で ) . to b ó ot なおその上に, おまけに (as well ).動詞 自動詞 他動詞 ｟古 詩 ｠(…に )益する (benefit ), 役立つ (!しばしば主語はit ) .
bootee
boot ee /buːtíː |-́- /名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗1 幼児用毛糸靴 .2 婦人用の短いブーツ .3 (使い捨て )足 [靴 ]カバー .
Booth
Booth /buːθ |buːð /名詞 ブース 〘William ～, 1829 --1912; 英国の牧師; 救世軍を創設 〙.
booth
booth /buːθ |buːð /〖語源は 「仮の住居 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-s |-z /C 1 (電話ボックス 投票用紙の記入場所などの )小さく仕切られた空間, 小部屋, ブース .2 ｟主に米 ｠(レストランなどの )ボックス席, 仕切られた席 .3 (市 （いち ）などの )テントの売店, 芝居小屋, 展示スペース .
bootie
boot ie /buːtíː |-́- /名詞 ＝bootee .
bootlace
b ó ot l à ce 名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗ブーツのひも, 靴ひも .
bootleg
b ó ot l è g 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗海賊版の 〈CD テープなど 〉; 密造 [密輸, 密売 ]の 〈酒など 〉; 違法の .名詞 C 海賊版 [盤 ]; U 密造酒 .動詞 ～s ; ～ged ; ～ging 他動詞 〈CDなど 〉を海賊版で作る [売る ], 〈コンサートなど 〉を無断で録音する ; 〈酒など 〉を密造する .自動詞 海賊版 [盤 ]を作る, 密造 [密輸, 密売 ]する .～ger 名詞
bootlicking
b ó ot l ì ck ing 名詞 U ｟くだけて ｠(権力のある人などに )取り入ること, こびへつらうこと, ごますり .b ó ot l ì ck er 名詞
bootstrap
b ó ot str à p 名詞 C 1 (ブーツの上部後ろの )つまみ革 .2 〘コンピュ 〙ブートストラップ 〘より複雑なプログラムを読み込むための簡単なプログラム 〙.3 U 〖形容詞的に 〗独力で [持ち合わせの手段で ]効果を上げる 〈作業など 〉.p ù ll [h à ul ] one s è lf ú p by one's (ò wn ) b ó otstraps 自力で困難を乗り越える [成功する ].
booty
boo ty 1 /búːti /名詞 U 〖集合的に 〗盗品, 強奪した物 ; 戦利品 .
booty
boot y 2 名詞 複 -ies C ｟主に米 くだけて ｠尻 （しり ）, けつ ▸ shake one's booty 激しく [夢中で ]踊る .
The Wordsmith Dictionary