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shooting the boots

shooting the boots is the present participle and gerund of shoot the boots.

Meaning of shoot the boots

Verb

shoot the boots (third-person singular simple present shoots the boots, present participle shooting the boots, simple past and past participle shot the boots)

  1. (Canada, idiomatic, slang) To kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.
    • The family moved about—Hamilton, Mississauga, Jane and Weston Road. "That's when my whole life switched from the good guy to the bad guy," he says now. "Right here in this city. The first day of school, I learned how to spit. Shoot the boots."2000 June 1, Jennifer Wells, “Trouble with Tracy”, in Toronto Life, Canada, retrieved 13 Apr 2009

Questions about shooting the boots

What is shooting the boots the present participle and gerund of?
Shooting the boots is the present participle and gerund of shoot the boots.

Words near shooting the boots in the dictionary

  1. shooting stars
  2. shooting stick
  3. shooting sticks
  4. shooting suit
  5. shooting suits
  6. shooting the boots
  7. shooting the breeze
  8. shooting the bull
  9. shooting the cat
  10. shooting the five
  11. shooting the gold

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