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booting

The correct spelling is booting.

How to pronounce booting

verb

Say it like: Boo-tin-g

The correct spelling is booting. To kick. For example: "I booted the ball toward my teammate."

Usage Examples

I booted the ball toward my teammate.

We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible

Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To kick.
  2. 2.To put boots on, especially for riding.
  3. 3.To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
  4. 4.To forcibly eject.
  5. 5.To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.

noun

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

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