boot
A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
Other meanings
A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football (historically in the form of boots, now shorter, but still called the same).
A blow with the foot; a kick.
Kinds of boot
- combat boot
- hip boot
- riding boot
- rubber boot
- ski boot
- ankle boot
Word history
From Old French "bot" (club-foot).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “boot” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.