boot 1

boot [boot]
noun (plural boots)
1. strong shoe extending up lower leg: a strong item of footwear that
covers part of the lower leg (often used in combination)
 an ankle boot

2. hard kick: the act of kicking somebody or something with great

force

3. dismissal from job: dismissal from employment or from a personal

relationship (informal)
 was given the boot

4. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING protective covering: a protective

covering, e.g. a rubber sheath for protecting a coupling between
two shafts

5. AUTOMOTIVE Same as Denver boot

6. RIDING covering for horse's leg: a protective covering for the lower
part of a horse's leg

7. MILITARY military recruit: a naval or marine corps recruit (informal)

8. BASEBALL fumble of baseball: in baseball, a fumble of a ground ball

hit to an infielder

9. HISTORY instrument of torture: an instrument of torture that was

used in the past to enclose and crush the victim's foot

10. U.K. Australia New Zealand AUTOMOTIVE Same as trunk (sense 2)

transitive verb (past and past participle boot·ed, present participle boot·ing,
3rd person present singular boots)
1. kick somebody or something hard: to kick somebody or something
with great force

2. Same as boot out

(informal)
 3. kick horse while riding: to urge a horse on by kicking or digging in
with the heels while riding it

4. make error: to make a fumble or error (informal)

5. AUTOMOTIVE put boot on car: to attach a Denver boot to the wheel of

an illegally parked car to prevent it being driven away

[14th century. < Old French bote]

get too big for your boots to become overconfident (informal)
lick somebody's boots to be extremely obsequious to somebody

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mug 1
mug [mug]
(plural mugs)
noun
1. drinking cup: a large round straight-sided cup typically made of
earthenware and having a handle

2. contents of mug: the contents of a mug, or the amount of liquid it

can hold
 a mug of hot soup

[Early 16th century. Origin ?]

-mug·ful, noun

come around
intransitive verb
1. change your opinion: to change your opinion to that of somebody
else
 They soon came around to our way of thinking.
 2. regain consciousness: to regain consciousness, e.g. after being
knocked out
 He finally came around after being unconscious for nearly three
hours.

3. recur: to happen again at the expected time

 There's excitement in the air when the first football game comes
around every year.

4. visit: to visit somebody

 Why don't you all come around to my place and have some
coffee?

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come across
verb
1. transitive verb find somebody or something: to find something or
meet somebody by chance
 I came across a reference to her in the newspaper.

2. intransitive verb be communicated: to be clearly communicated

 The point came across loud and clear: cutbacks are inevitable.

3. intransitive verb produce impression: to give a particular impression

 She came across as very positive.

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 come up
intransitive verb
1. emerge from water: to rise to the surface of water
 She'll have to come up for air in a minute.

2. appear above horizon: to appear above the horizon

 I enjoy watching the sun come up.

3. be mentioned: to be mentioned or discussed

 a topic that came up in conversation

4. occur unexpectedly: to happen unexpectedly

 I won't be able to make lunch; something's come up at work.

5. be happening soon: to be going to happen in the near future

 Coming up next, the news.

6. appear in court: to be tried in a court of law

 Her case comes up next week.

7. be selected as winner: to win a prize in a game involving luck

 if my numbers come up

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turn up
verb
1. transitive verb increase something: to make something louder,
brighter, hotter, or more powerful, especially by operating its control

2. transitive and intransitive verb unfold upward: to unfold something so

that it stands up instead of lying in a flat double layer, or be capable of
unfolding in this way

3. transitive verb shorten garment: to fold and sew the bottom edge of a
garment or piece of fabric, so as to shorten it

4. intransitive verb be found: to reappear or be rediscovered after being

 lost or in an unknown place, often in a surprising or unexpected way
 It'll turn up sooner or later.

5. transitive verb find something by searching: to uncover something that

was hidden or previously unknown by investigating, hunting, or digging
 He didn't expect to turn up such an interesting story.

6. intransitive verb arrive: to come or appear somewhere, especially in a

casual or unplanned way
 She just turned up yesterday.

7. intransitive verb happen: to take place luckily or unexpectedly to settle

matters or put things right
 They manage to get along ... something always seems to turn up.

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fortnight
fort·night [fáwrt n t]
(plural fort·nights)
noun
U.K. two weeks: a period of 14 days

[ Old English feowertine niht "fourteen nights"]

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