boot: translation
•Roman•
I.•/Roman•
noun
1 strong shoe
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ light, lightweight
▪ high, knee-length, thigh-high, thigh-length
▪ ankle, desert
▪ calf-high, calf-length
▪ muddy
▪ polished
▪ leather, plastic, suede
▪ rain (AmE), rubber (esp.AmE), snow, wading, waterproof, Wellington (BrE)
▪ lace-up
▪ high-heeled
▪ hobnail, hobnailed, thick-soled
▪ steel-capped (BrE), steel-toecapped (BrE), steel-toed (esp. AmE)
▪ work
▪ army, combat
▪ baseball, football, rugby (all BrE) (cleats in AmE)
▪ climbing, cowboy, hiking, riding, ski, walking (BrE)
… OF BOOTS
▪ pair
▪ a pair of heavy walking boots
VERB + BOOT
▪ have on, wear
▪ put on
▪ pull off, remove, take off
▪ lace up, unlace
▪ polish
BOOT + NOUN
▪ polish
PHRASES
▪ as tough as old boots (esp. BrE)
▪ The meat was as tough as old boots.
▪ the toe of sb's boot
▪ She kicked at the snow with the toe of her boot.
2 (BrE) of a car, etc. ⇨ See also ↑trunk
ADJECTIVE
▪ car
VERB + BOOT
▪ open
▪ close, shut
PREPOSITION
▪ in the boot
▪ What have you got in the boot?
•Roman•
II.•/Roman•
verb
Boot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑penalty, ↑system