[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and ankle, and usually all or part of the leg:She wore knee-high boots over her jeans.This plaid shirt will look great with distressed black jeans and a cute pair of ankle boots.", "an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material:His rain boots protect his dress shoes from the mud.", "any sheathlike protective covering:You can use a stiff piece of paper or foil as a boot for a damaged bicycle tire.", "a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse.", "a protecting cover or apron for the driver's of an open vehicle.", "the receptacle into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered, or the cloth covering for it.", "British.the trunk of an automobile:The spare tire's in the boot.", "a kick.", "the boot,Slang.a dismissal; discharge :They gave him the boot for coming in late.", "Computers.an act or instance of starting up a computer or program.", "a rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system.", "Also called Denver boot Denver boot.a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws.", "an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws.", "U.S. Navy, Marines.a recruit.", "Music.the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ.", "Informal.a sensation of pleasure or amusement:Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot.", "Baseball.a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to kick; drive by kicking:The boy booted a tin can down the street.", "Football.to kick.", "Baseball.to fumble (a ground ball).", "Computers.to start (a computer) by loading and initializing the operating system (often followed byup):I can't do that on my tablet so I'll have to boot up my desktop.to start (a program) by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest (often followed byup).", "to start (a computer) by loading and initializing the operating system (often followed byup):I can't do that on my tablet so I'll have to boot up my desktop.", "to start (a program) by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest (often followed byup).", "Slang.to expel; discharge:They booted him out of school for selling drugs.", "to put boots on; equip or provide with boots.", "to attach a Denver boot to:Police will boot any car with unpaid fines.", "to with a vise tightened around the leg by means of screws."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["Computers.to start a computer or program, or be started in this way (often followed byup):My laptop won't boot and shows a blank screen."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Archaic.something given into the bargain.", "Obsolete.advantage.remedy; relief; help.", "advantage.", "remedy; relief; help."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with or without object)", "List Items": ["Archaic.to be of profit, advantage, or avail (to):It boots thee not to complain."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["booty; spoil; plunder."]}]