1boot 
/ˈbu:t/ noun
plural boots /ˈbu:t/ noun 1 [count] : a covering usually of leather or rubber for the entire foot and the lower part of the leg
▪ You'll need a pair of warm boots for winter. ▪ It's been snowing, so you'd better wear your boots. ▪ hiking boots [=boots worn for hiking] ▪ riding boots [=boots worn for horseback riding] — see picture at shoe; see also booted, cowboy boot, hobnail boot, ski boot 2 [count] : a forceful kick with the foot
▪ She gave the ball a boot, and it landed on the other side of the field. 3 the boot informal : a sudden dismissal from a job
▪ He got the boot [=got fired] for talking to the press about company secrets. ▪ I heard they gave her the boot. [=they fired her; they told her she could no longer work for them] 4 [count] Brit : the trunk of a car 5 [count] US : denver boot
▪ You'll need a pair of warm boots for winter. ▪ It's been snowing, so you'd better wear your boots. ▪ hiking boots [=boots worn for hiking] ▪ riding boots [=boots worn for horseback riding] — see picture at shoe; see also booted, cowboy boot, hobnail boot, ski boot
▪ She gave the ball a boot, and it landed on the other side of the field.
▪ He got the boot [=got fired] for talking to the press about company secrets. ▪ I heard they gave her the boot. [=they fired her; they told her she could no longer work for them]
as tough as old boots — see 1tough
lick someone's boots — see 1lick
the boot is on the other foot — see 1foot
too big for your boots — see 1big
to put the boot in
Brit, informal 1 : to treat someone in a cruel or critical way 2 : to kick someone again and again
— see also bossy-boots
