To vs. Boot

Topreposition

Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Topreposition

Used to indicate purpose.

Topreposition

Used to indicate result of action.

Topreposition

Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Topreposition

As a.

Topreposition

(arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Topreposition

(arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Topreposition

Used to indicate the indirect object.

Topreposition

(time) Preceding.

Topreposition

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Topreposition

At.

Toadverb

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Toadverb

(nautical) Into the wind.

Toadverb

misspelling of too

Topreposition

The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward; - opposed to from.

Topreposition

Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of being regarded as a limit to a tendency, movement, or action; as, he is going to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor.

Topreposition

In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind; duty to God and to our parents; a dislike to spirituous liquor.

Topreposition

As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to go, i.e., ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or subject; thus, I love to learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for one's country is noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good usage formerly allowed the prefixing of for to the to; as, what went ye out for see? (Matt. xi. 8).

Topreposition

In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically.

Topreposition

Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state.

Topreposition

Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.

Topreposition

Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven; it is ten to one that you will offend him.

Topreposition

Addition; union; accumulation.

Topreposition

Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano.

Topreposition

Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office filled.

Topreposition

expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location)

Topreposition

expressing location, typically in relation to a specified point of reference

Topreposition

expressing a point reached at the end of a range or after a period of time

Topreposition

(in telling the time) before (the hour specified)

Topreposition

approaching or reaching (a particular condition)

Topreposition

expressing the result of a process or action

Topreposition

governing a phrase expressing someone's reaction to something

Topreposition

identifying the person or thing affected by or receiving something

Topreposition

identifying a particular relationship between one person and another

Topreposition

used in various phrases to indicate how something is related to something else (often followed by a noun without a determiner)

Topreposition

indicating a rate of return on something, for example the distance travelled in exchange for fuel used

Topreposition

indicating the power (exponent) to which a number is raised

Topreposition

indicating that two things are attached or linked

Topreposition

concerning or likely to concern (something)

Topreposition

used to introduce the second element in a comparison

Topreposition

placed before a debit entry in accounting.

Toadverb

so as to be closed or nearly closed

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.