boot

Where “boot” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
2. 2
   A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
3. 3
   A blow with the foot; a kick.
4. 4
   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.
5. 5
   Oppression, an oppressor.
6. 6
   A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
7. 7
   A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
8. 8
   A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
9. 9
   A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.
10. 10
    A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
11. 11
    The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
12. 12
    The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).
13. 13
    An unattractive person, ugly woman.
14. 14
    A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.
15. 15
    A soldier, especially a footsoldier.
16. 16
    A black person.
17. 17
    A hard or rigid case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun.
18. 18
    A bobbled ball.
19. 19
    The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
20. 20
    A linear amplifier used with CB radio.
21. 21
    A tyre.
22. 22
    A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

Etymology

From Middle English boote, bote (“shoe”), from Old French bote (“a high, thick shoe”). Of obscure origin, but probably related to Old French bot (“club-foot”), bot (“fat, short, blunt”), from Old Frankish *butt, from Proto-Germanic *buttaz, *butaz (“cut off, short, numb, blunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewt-, *bʰewd- (“to strike, push, shock”); if so, a doublet of butt. Compare Old Norse butt (“stump”), Low German butt (“blunt, plump”), Old English bytt (“small piece of land”), buttuc (“end”). More at buttock and debut.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboot,boott,boto,obot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boot - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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