Definition: the act of delivering a blow with the foot
Usage: he gave the ball a powerful kick; the team's kicking was excellent
Synonyms: boot
Definition: a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
Similar words: torture, torturing
Definition: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
Usage: it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
Synonyms: boot
Definition: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
Synonyms: boot
Definition: British term for the luggage compartment in a car
Similar words: luggage compartment, trunk, automobile trunk
Definition: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
Usage: he put his golf bag in the trunk
Synonyms: boot, iron boot, iron heel, the boot
Definition: an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
Similar words: instrument of torture
Definition: an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
Synonyms: boot
Definition: protective casing for something that resembles a leg
Similar words: shell, case, casing
Definition: the housing or outer covering of something
Usage: the clock has a walnut case
Synonyms: flush, kick, boot, charge, bang, thrill, rush
Definition: the swift release of a store of affective force
Usage: they got a great bang out of it; what a boot!; he got a quick rush from injecting heroin; he does it for kicks
Similar words: excitement, exhilaration
Definition: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Usage: he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
Synonyms: reboot, boot, bring up
Definition: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
Usage: boot your computer
Similar words: resuscitate, revive
Definition: cause to regain consciousness
Usage: The doctors revived the comatose man
Synonyms: boot
Definition: kick; give a boot to
Similar words: kick
Definition: strike with the foot
Usage: The boy kicked the dog; Kick the door down