boot

/buːt/ noun [C]

Definition

SHOE › a strong shoe that covers your foot and part of your leg: a pair of boots

CAR UK (US trunk) › a closed space at the back of a car for storing things in

get/be given the boot informal › to be told that you must leave your job

→ See also car boot sale

(Definition of boot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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