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boot up

VERB
start a computer
Synonyms


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So every day after school, I’d sprint down to my family’s basement and boot up our enormous Gateway 2000 computer.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2025

On arriving back from Dublin last month, Mrs Rose's car was returned with its "boot up in the air and the bumper completely smashed in".

From BBC May 23, 2025

The region boasts the largest reserves of lithium in the world, which make up the lithium-ion batteries that boot up the electronic devices used by billions around the globe.

From National Geographic Jan. 11, 2024

Here’s the part that still remains very much in effect, every time you boot up Zoom:

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2023

The computer would still boot up, but it couldn’t read the drive.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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