Boot vs. Torture

Bootnoun

A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

Torturenoun

intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony

‘Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture.’; ‘In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.’; ‘People confess to anything under torture.’;

Bootnoun

(sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.

Torturenoun

the "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships

‘Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture!’; ‘Coventry City midfielder Josh Ruffels described his 11 months out injured as 'absolute torture' after the goalless draw with Derby County Under-21s. ([http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/eleven-months-of-absolute-torture-760652.aspx])’;

Bootnoun

A blow with the foot; a kick.

Torturenoun

(colloquial) (often as "absolute torture") stage fright, severe embarrassment

Bootnoun

(construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.

Tortureverb

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

‘People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.’; ‘In the aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but, we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values.’;

Bootnoun

A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.

Torturenoun

Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.

‘Ghastly spasm or racking torture.’;

Bootnoun

(US) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

Torturenoun

Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.

Bootnoun

A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot.

Torturenoun

The act or process of torturing.

‘Torture, which had always been deciared illegal, and which had recently been declared illegal even by the servile judges of that age, was inflicted for the last time in England in the month of May, 1640.’;

Bootnoun

(obsolete) A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.

Tortureverb

To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.

Bootnoun

(archaic) A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.

Tortureverb

To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.

Bootnoun

A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.

Tortureverb

To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.

Bootnoun

The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.

Tortureverb

To keep on the stretch, as a bow.

‘The bow tortureth the string.’;

Bootnoun

(informal) The act or process of removing or firing someone (give someone the boot).

Torturenoun

extreme mental distress

Bootnoun

unattractive person, ugly woman (usu as "old boot")

Torturenoun

unbearable physical pain

Bootnoun

(firearms) A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle.

Torturenoun

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain;

‘an agony of doubt’; ‘the torments of the damned’;

Bootnoun

(baseball) A bobbled ball.

Torturenoun

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

Bootnoun

(botany) The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.

Torturenoun

the act of torturing someone;

‘it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession’;

Bootnoun

remedy, amends

Tortureverb

torment emotionally or mentally

Bootnoun

(uncountable) profit, plunder

Tortureverb

subject to torture;

‘The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible’;

Bootnoun

(obsolete) That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense

Torture

Torture is the act of deliberately inflicting severe physical or psychological suffering on someone by another as a punishment or in order to fulfill some desire of the torturer or force some action from the victim. Torture, by definition, is a knowing and intentional act; deeds which unknowingly or negligently inflict suffering or pain, without a specific intent to do so, are not typically considered torture.Torture has been carried out or sanctioned by individuals, groups, and states throughout history from ancient times to modern day, and forms of torture can vary greatly in duration from only a few minutes to several days or longer.

Bootnoun

(obsolete) Profit; gain; advantage; use.

Bootnoun

(obsolete) Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.

Bootnoun

(obsolete) A medicinal cure or remedy.

Bootnoun

(computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

‘It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed.’;

Bootnoun

A bootleg recording.

Bootverb

To kick.

‘I booted the ball toward my teammate.’;

Bootverb

To put boots on, especially for riding.

Bootverb

To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).

Bootverb

(informal) To forcibly eject.

‘We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible’;

Bootverb

To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.

Bootverb

(slang) To vomit.

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

Bootverb

To profit, avail, benefit.

Bootverb

To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.

Bootverb

(computing) 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.’;

Bootnoun

Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.

‘He gaf the sike man his boote.’; ‘Thou art boot for many a bruiseAnd healest many a wound.’; ‘Next her Son, our soul's best boot.’;

Bootnoun

That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged.

‘I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one.’;

Bootnoun

Profit; gain; advantage; use.

‘Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot.’; ‘Helen, to change, would give an eye to boot.’; ‘A man's heaviness is refreshed long before he comes to drunkenness, for when he arrives thither he hath but changed his heaviness, and taken a crime to boot.’;

Bootnoun

A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.

Bootnoun

An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.

‘So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and the leg.’;

Bootnoun

A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.

Bootnoun

A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.

Bootnoun

An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.

Bootnoun

The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.

Bootnoun

Booty; spoil.

Bootverb

To profit; to advantage; to avail; - generally followed by it; as, what boots it?

‘What booteth it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them?’; ‘What subduedTo change like this a mind so far imbuedWith scorn of man, it little boots to know.’; ‘What boots to us your victories?’;

Bootverb

To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.

‘And I will boot thee with what gift besideThy modesty can beg.’;

Bootverb

To put boots on, esp. for riding.

‘Coated and booted for it.’;

Bootverb

To punish by kicking with a booted foot.

Bootverb

To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.

Bootnoun

footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

Bootnoun

British term for the luggage compartment in a car

Bootnoun

the swift release of a store of affective force;

‘they got a great bang out of it’; ‘what a boot!’; ‘he got a quick rush from injecting heroin’; ‘he does it for kicks’;

Bootnoun

protective casing for something that resembles a leg

Bootnoun

an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg

Bootnoun

the act of delivering a blow with the foot;

‘he gave the ball a powerful kick’; ‘the team's kicking was excellent’;

Bootverb

kick; give a boot to

Bootverb

cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes;

‘boot your computer’;

Bootnoun

a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg

‘a pair of walking boots’;

Bootnoun

a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg.

Bootnoun

an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot.

Bootnoun

short for Denver boot

Bootnoun

a hard kick

‘he got a boot in the stomach’;

Bootnoun

an enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods.

Bootnoun

the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation

‘a boot disk’;

Bootnoun

as well; in addition

‘he is a likeable guy, and funny to boot’; ‘images that are precise, revealing, and often beautiful to boot’;

Bootverb

kick (something) hard in a specified direction

‘he ended up booting the ball into the stand’;

Bootverb

force someone to leave a vehicle unceremoniously

‘a guard booted two children off a train’;

Bootverb

force someone to leave a place or job unceremoniously

‘she had been booted out of school’;

Bootverb

start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation

‘the menu will be ready as soon as you boot up your computer’; ‘the system won't boot from the original drive’;

Bootverb

place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car)

‘once a car is booted, the owner must pay all fines plus a fee to have the boot removed’;

Boot

A boot, plural boots, is a type of specific footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf.