{ "dictype": "WikiDicScrap", "error": false, "code": 200, "json": { "type": "wiki", "pronunciations": { "phonetic": [ "but" ], "listenurl": [ { "lang": "Audio (US)", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/boot.ogg" }, { "lang": "Audio (US)", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/boot.mp3" }, { "lang": "Audio (AU)", "url": "" } ] }, "meansorg": { "etymologies": [ "From Middle English boote, bote (“shoe”), from Old French bote (“a high, thick shoe”). Of obscure origin, but probably related to Old French bot (“club-foot”), bot (“fat, short, blunt”), from Old Frankish *butt, from Proto-Germanic *buttaz, *butaz (“cut off, short, numb, blunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewt-, *bʰewd- (“to strike, push, shock”); if so, a doublet of butt. Compare Old Norse butt (“stump”), Low German butt (“blunt, plump”), Old English bytt (“small piece of land”), buttuc (“end”). More at buttock and debut.", "From Middle English boote, bote, bot, from Old English bōt (“help, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for an injury or wrong; (peace) offering, recompense, amends, atonement, reformation, penance, repentance”), from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (“atonement, improvement”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”). Akin to Old Norse bót (“bettering, remedy”) (Danish bod), Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌰 (bōta), German Buße. Doublet of bote (a borrowing from Middle English).", "Clipping of bootstrap.", "From bootleg (“to make or sell illegally”), by shortening." ], "typelist": [ { "name": "Noun", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.", "submean": [ "(sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football." ] }, { "mean": "A blow with the foot; a kick." }, { "mean": "(construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc." }, { "mean": "(usually preceded by definite article) A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot." }, { "mean": "(US) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp." }, { "mean": "(aviation) A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot." }, { "mean": "(obsolete) A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach." }, { "mean": "(archaic) A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach." }, { "mean": "(US, military, law enforcement, slang) A recently arrived recruit; a rookie." }, { "mean": "(Australia, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car." }, { "mean": "(informal, with definite article) The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).\nHe was useless so he got the boot." }, { "mean": "(Britain, slang) An unattractive person, ugly woman.\nold boot" }, { "mean": "(slang, ethnic slur) A black person." }, { "mean": "(firearms) A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle." }, { "mean": "(baseball) A bobbled ball." }, { "mean": "(botany) The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant." }, { "mean": "(slang) A linear amplifier used with CB radio." }, { "mean": "(slang, motorsports) A tyre." }, { "mean": "(US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread." } ] }, { "name": "Verb", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "To kick.\nI booted the ball toward my teammate." }, { "mean": "To put boots on, especially for riding." }, { "mean": "(colloquial, Canada, US, usually with it) To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.\nThe storm is coming fast! Boot it!\nWe had to boot it all the way there to get to our flight on time." }, { "mean": "To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering)." }, { "mean": "(informal) To eject; kick out.\nWe need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible.\nThe senator was booted from the committee for unethical behavior." }, { "mean": "(often with up) To start or restart a computer or other electronic system; to bootstrap.\nBoot up the system before 8 a.m. on weekdays." }, { "mean": "(computing, informal) To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc." }, { "mean": "(slang) To vomit.\nSorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch." }, { "mean": "(MLE, criminal slang) To shoot, to kill by gunfire." } ] }, { "name": "Noun_2", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(archaic, dialectal) Remedy, amends." }, { "mean": "(uncountable) Profit, plunder." }, { "mean": "(countable, uncountable) That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense." }, { "mean": "(obsolete) Profit; gain; advantage; use." }, { "mean": "(obsolete) Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings." }, { "mean": "(obsolete) A medicinal cure or remedy." } ] }, { "name": "Verb_2", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(transitive, obsolete) To avail, benefit, profit." }, { "mean": "(transitive, obsolete) To benefit, to enrich; to give in addition." } ] }, { "name": "Noun_3", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.\nIt took three boots, but I finally got the application installed." } ] }, { "name": "Verb_3", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.\nSynonyms: bootstrap, boot up, start\nAntonyms: shut down, stop, turn off\nWhen arriving at the office, the first thing I do is boot my machine." } ] }, { "name": "Noun_4", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(informal) A bootleg recording." } ] } ] }, "meanskor": { "etymologies": [ "", "", "", "" ], "typelist": [ { "name": "명사", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "", "submean": [ "" ] }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "동사.", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "명사_2", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "동사_2", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "명사_3", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "동사_3", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "명사_4", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" } ] } ] }, "synonyms": { "org": [ "(shoe): buskin, mukluk", "(blow with foot): kick", "(car storage): trunk (US, Canada), dicky (India)", "(parking enforcement device): wheel clamp", "(sacked, dismissed): fired, laid off", "(end of bread): butt, heel, ender, outsider (Scotland)" ], "kor": [ "", "", "", "", "", "" ] } } }