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bootstep

bootstep noun: a footstep taken while wearing boots.

Noun

bootstep (plural bootsteps)

  1. A footstep taken while wearing boots.
    • It feels like every plodding jungle bootstep of Che and his band of rebels is shown, but we never really get to know the man whose face launched a million T-shirts.2009 July 14, “DVD REVIEWS”, in Toronto Star

Forms of bootstep

pluralbootsteps

Origin of bootstep

From boot + step.

Questions about bootstep

What does bootstep mean?
Bootstep means a footstep taken while wearing boots.
What part of speech is bootstep?
Bootstep is a noun.
What is the plural of bootstep?
The plural of bootstep is bootsteps.

Words near bootstep in the dictionary

  1. bootsole
  2. bootsoles
  3. bootspace
  4. bootsplash
  5. bootsplashes
  6. bootstep
  7. bootsteps
  8. bootstrap
  9. bootstrap aggregating
  10. bootstrap aggregation
  11. bootstrap aggregations

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