boot out
boot out verb: emphatic synonym of kick out: to remove, to eject, to expel; to dismiss (from a position, job, etc.).
Verb
boot out (third-person singular simple present boots out, present participle booting out, simple past and past participle booted out)
- Emphatic synonym of kick out: to remove, to eject, to expel; to dismiss (from a position, job, etc.).
- ‘These guys,’ said Tom, ‘the ones who put out this magazine at Radley. What happened to them?’ […]
‘Ah, now this is why we must proceed with great circumspection. They were both, hum, “put out” themselves. “Booted out” I believe is the technical phrase.’1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 19
- Synonyms:
- kick out
- ‘These guys,’ said Tom, ‘the ones who put out this magazine at Radley. What happened to them?’ […]
- To fall or slide out of a turn due to excessive lean, which causes the athlete's boot to contact and pivot on the surface and the proper surface contact element to lose contact and traction.
Synonyms of boot out
Forms of boot out
| third-person singular present | boots out |
|---|---|
| present participle | booting out |
| past participle | booted out |
| past | booted out |
Questions about boot out
- What does boot out mean?
- Boot out means emphatic synonym of kick out: to remove, to eject, to expel; to dismiss (from a position, job, etc.).
- What part of speech is boot out?
- Boot out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of boot out?
- The past tense of boot out is booted out.
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