Boot
61boot — I n Dismissal from work. I hear Ken got the boot at work today. 1880s II n Someone of legal age who buys liquor for minors. Francis is my regular boot but I know others when I m thirsty. 1990s III v To fire. They booted Ken today; he is out of a… …
62Boot — das Boot, e (Grundstufe) Fahrzeug, mit dem man auf dem Wasser fährt (kleiner als ein Schiff) Beispiel: Das Boot schaukelte auf den Wellen. Kollokationen: Boot fahren aus dem Boot steigen …
63boot — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an outer covering for the foot, esp. of leather, reaching above the ankle, often to the knee. 2 Brit. the luggage compartment of a motor car, usu. at the rear. 3 colloq. a firm kick. 4 (prec. by the) colloq. dismissal, esp. from… …
64Boot-CD — Ein bootfähiges oder startfähiges Medium ist ein spezielles Speichermedium, welches für einen Computer einen Boot Loader zur Verfügung stellt und so einen Start Prozess ermöglichen kann (siehe auch Booten). Dazu können gehören: Disketten… …
65boot — [14] Boot is a comparatively late acquisition by English. It came, either directly or via Old Norse bóti, from Old French bote, whose source is unknown. The modern British sense ‘car’s luggage compartment’ goes back to a 17thcentury term for an… …
66boot up — PHRASAL VERB When you boot up a computer, you make it ready to use by putting in the instructions which it needs in order to start working. [V P from/with n] I can boot up from a floppy disk, but that s all... [V n P] Go over to your PC and boot… …
67boot — To load an operating system into memory, usually from a hard disk, although occasionally from a floppy disk. Booting is generally an automatic procedure that begins when you turn on or reset your computer. A set of instructions contained in… …
68boot — 1. n. & v. Kick. 2. boot out Get rid of. 3. get the boot Be dismissed (usu. from employment). 4. put the boot in Lit. Kick. [Met.] Take decisive action (usu. to stop something) …
69boot — [14] Boot is a comparatively late acquisition by English. It came, either directly or via Old Norse bóti, from Old French bote, whose source is unknown. The modern British sense ‘car’s luggage compartment’ goes back to a 17thcentury term for an… …
70boot — 1. noun /buːt,bu̟ːˀt/ a) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. Please put the luggage in the boot, not on the seats. b) A blow with the foot; a kick. It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed …
