boot

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noun

1 strong shoe

ADJECTIVE

▪ heavy

▪ light, lightweight

▪ high, knee-length, thigh-high, thigh-length

▪ ankle, desert

▪ calf-high, calf-length

▪ muddy

▪ polished

▪ leather, plastic, suede

▪ rain (AmE), rubber (esp. AmE), snow, wading, waterproof, Wellington (BrE)

▪ lace-up

▪ high-heeled

▪ hobnail, hobnailed, thick-soled

▪ steel-capped (BrE), steel-toecapped (BrE), steel-toed (esp. AmE)

▪ work

▪ army, combat

▪ baseball, football, rugby (all BrE) (cleats in AmE)

▪ climbing, cowboy, hiking, riding, ski, walking (BrE)

… OF BOOTS

▪ pair

▪

a pair of heavy walking boots

VERB + BOOT

▪ have on, wear

▪ put on

▪ pull off, remove, take off

▪ lace up, unlace

▪ polish

BOOT + NOUN

▪ polish

PHRASES

▪ as tough as old boots (esp. BrE)

▪

The meat was as tough as old boots.

▪ the toe of sb's boot

▪

She kicked at the snow with the toe of her boot.

2 (BrE) of a car, etc. ⇨ See also ↑trunk

ADJECTIVE

▪ car

VERB + BOOT

▪ open

▪ close, shut

PREPOSITION

▪ in the boot

▪

What have you got in the boot?

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verb

Boot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑penalty, ↑system