boot
US /but/
Definition
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Workers on the site must wear safety boots at all times.
Synonyms
- trunkthe main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
Collocations
- Easy wear winter warm bootsto have on one's body as clothing or accessory regarding winter warm boots
- Medium boot up the operating systemto boot up the operating system, meaning to kick; give a boot to
- Hard spacious car trunk bootdescribing spacious car trunk boot (very large in expanse or scope)
- Very Hard get the boot from employerto obtain, receive, or reach regarding the boot from employer
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.