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Booting

To kick.

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📖 Definitions of "Booting"

verb

1
To kick.
"I booted the ball toward my teammate."
2
To put boots on, especially for riding.
3
To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
4
To forcibly eject.
"We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible"

verb

1
To avail, benefit, profit.
2
To benefit, to enrich; to give in addition.

verb

1
To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
"When arriving at the office, first thing I do is booting my machine."

noun

1
A kicking, as with a booted foot.
2
The act by which a computer is booted.
3
Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty.
4
(criminal slang) Homicide by gunfire.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Booting"

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Word	Definition
kickverb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
bring upverb	To mention.
trunknoun	A large suitcase, chest, or similar receptacle for carrying or storing personal possessions, usually with a hinged, often domed lid, and handles at each end, so that generally it takes two persons to carry a full trunk.
kickingnoun	The action of the verb to kick.
rebootverb	(computing, ergative) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.
iron bootnoun	an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg
iron heelnoun	Synonym of iron fist.
luggage compartmentnoun	compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
start-upnoun	Alternative spelling of startup. [The act or process of starting a process or machine.]
launchnoun	(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
crankingnoun	The act by which something is cranked.
onsetnoun	(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
uprootingnoun	A tearing up.
loadingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded.
starternoun	Someone who starts, or who starts something.
openingnoun	An act or instance of making or becoming open.
commenceverb	(intransitive) To begin, start.
beginverb	(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
startingnoun	The act of something that starts.
startupnoun	A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.