Definitions

boots

[boots] / buts /

NOUN

heavy, often tall, shoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

footwear

STRONG

brogan galoshes oxford waders waters

WEAK

mukluk snow shoes

VERB

kick; oust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce eject evict expel knock shove

STRONG

ax can chase chuck cut discharge dismiss drive dropkick extrude fire heave punt sack terminate

WEAK

eighty-six kick out throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admit allow permit take in welcome

STRONG

employ engage hire hold keep

VERB

start operating system

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reboot reset

STRONG

bootstrap load restart start

WEAK

cold boot start computer warm boot

Example Sentences

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Boots, sun cream, toothbrush: players on World Cup duty have plenty of essential items to remember.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

How fortunate we are that chronicling and exploding our absurd reality is writer-director Boots Riley’s whole thing.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

As with many things in the Boots Riley universe, the hats are partly fanciful and partly practical.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

US director Boots Riley's signature absurdism is all over his latest film "I Love Boosters," which opens in US theaters this week, but the wacky visuals are all in service of an "optimistic" social commentary.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

To them, that come after us, it may be as ordinary to buy a pair of wings to fly into remotest Regions; as now a pair of Boots to ride a Journey.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton