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Synonyms of boot

16 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for boot is buskin. Other synonyms of boot are mukluk.

Synonyms and similar words for boot

nounA blow with the foot; a kick.

nounA parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a...

  • wheel clampA device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a...

nounA place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.

  • buttA crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
  • heelThe base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
  • ender
  • outsider Scotland

nounThe luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.

  • trunk Canada, USThe luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.
  • dicky IndiaThe luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.

nounAn unattractive person, ugly woman.

verbTo kick.

  • hoofTo kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.

verbTo bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

  • bootstrapTo load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
  • boot upTo start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
  • start

nounShoe.

  • buskinA soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
  • muklukA soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.

Opposite of boot

verbTo bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

Meaning of boot

  1. noun A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
  2. noun A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football (historically in the form of boots, now shorter, but still called the same).
  3. noun A blow with the foot; a kick.

Full definition of boot

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Questions about synonyms of boot

What is another word for boot?
Boot has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as buskin and mukluk.
What is the opposite of boot?
The opposite of boot is shut down. Other antonyms of boot are stop and turn off.
What does boot mean?
Boot means a heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: boot (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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