boot

Dictionary definition · boot

footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools"he put his golf bag in the trunk"
the swift release of a store of affective force"they got a great bang out of it"
protective casing for something that resembles a leg
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
the act of delivering a blow with the foot"he gave the ball a powerful kick"

kick; give a boot to
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes"boot your computer"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).