t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ ˈkɪkɪŋ ˈɹiːbuːt tɹʌŋk tɹʌŋk cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes boot your computer the act of delivering a blow with the foot he gave the ball a powerful kick the team's kicking was excellent a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed kick; give a boot to footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg protective casing for something that resembles a 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 what a boot! he got a quick rush from injecting heroin he does it for kicks