Boot vs. Shoe

Bootnoun

A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

Bootnoun

(sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.

Bootnoun

A blow with the foot; a kick.

Bootnoun

(construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.

Bootnoun

A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.

Bootnoun

(US) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

Bootnoun

A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot.

Bootnoun

(obsolete) A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.

Bootnoun

(archaic) A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.

Bootnoun

A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.

Bootnoun

The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.

Bootnoun

(informal) The act or process of removing or firing someone (give someone the boot).

Bootnoun

unattractive person, ugly woman (usu as "old boot")

Bootnoun

(firearms) A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle.

Bootnoun

(baseball) A bobbled ball.

Bootnoun

(botany) The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.

Bootnoun

remedy, amends

Bootnoun

(uncountable) profit, plunder

Bootnoun

(obsolete) That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense

Bootnoun

(obsolete) Profit; gain; advantage; use.

Bootnoun

(obsolete) Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.

Bootnoun

(obsolete) A medicinal cure or remedy.

Bootnoun

(computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

Bootnoun

A bootleg recording.

Bootverb

To kick.

Bootverb

To put boots on, especially for riding.

Bootverb

To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).

Bootverb

(informal) To forcibly eject.

Bootverb

To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.

Bootverb

(slang) To vomit.

Bootverb

To profit, avail, benefit.

Bootverb

To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.

Bootverb

(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

Bootnoun

Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.

Bootnoun

That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged.

Bootnoun

Profit; gain; advantage; use.

Bootnoun

A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.

Bootnoun

An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.

Bootnoun

A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.

Bootnoun

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

Bootnoun

An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.

Bootnoun

The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.

Bootnoun

Booty; spoil.

Bootverb

To profit; to advantage; to avail; - generally followed by it; as, what boots it?

Bootverb

To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.

Bootverb

To put boots on, esp. for riding.

Bootverb

To punish by kicking with a booted foot.

Bootverb

To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.

Bootnoun

footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

Bootnoun

British term for the luggage compartment in a car

Bootnoun

the swift release of a store of affective force;

Bootnoun

protective casing for something that resembles a leg

Bootnoun

an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg

Bootnoun

the act of delivering a blow with the foot;

Bootverb

kick; give a boot to

Bootverb

cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes;

Bootnoun

a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg

Bootnoun

a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg.

Bootnoun

an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot.

Bootnoun

short for Denver boot

Bootnoun

a hard kick

Bootnoun

an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods.

Bootnoun

the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation

Bootnoun

as well; in addition

Bootverb

kick (something) hard in a specified direction

Bootverb

force someone to leave a vehicle unceremoniously

Bootverb

force someone to leave a place or job unceremoniously

Bootverb

start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation

Bootverb

place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car)

Boot

A boot, plural boots, is a type of specific footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf.

Shoenoun

A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

Shoenoun

A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

Shoenoun

(card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

Shoenoun

Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.

Shoenoun

A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.

Shoenoun

A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.

Shoenoun

The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.

Shoenoun

(architecture) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.

Shoenoun

A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.

Shoenoun

An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.

Shoenoun

An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.

Shoenoun

An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.

Shoenoun

(engineering) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.

Shoenoun

Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).

Shoenoun

The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.

Shoeverb

To put shoes on one's feet.

Shoeverb

To put horseshoes on a horse.

Shoeverb

To equip an object with a protection against wear.

Shoenoun

A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.

Shoenoun

Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.

Shoenoun

The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.

Shoeverb

To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.

Shoeverb

To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.

Shoenoun

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

Shoenoun

(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

Shoenoun

U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

Shoenoun

a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

Shoeverb

furnish with shoes;

Shoe

A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration and fashion.