Sexy Definition–adjective, sex⋅i⋅er, sex⋅i⋅est. | 1. | concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué: a sexy novel. | | 2. | sexually interesting or exciting; radiating sexuality: the sexiest professor on campus. | | 3. | excitingly appealing; glamorous: a sexy new car. | |
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Boot Definition–noun | 1. | a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg. | | 2. | Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle. | | 3. | an overshoe, esp. one of rubber or other waterproof material. | | 4. | an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws. | | 5. | any sheathlike protective covering: a boot for a weak automobile tire. | | 6. | a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse. | | 7. | a protecting cover or apron for the driver's seat of an open vehicle. | | 8. | the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered. | | 9. | a cloth covering for this receptacle or place. | | 10. | British. the trunk of an automobile. | | 11. | a rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system. | | 12. | Also called Denver boot. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws. | | 13. | U.S. Navy, Marines. a recruit. | | 14. | Music. the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ. | | 16. | Slang. a dismissal; discharge: They gave him the boot for coming in late. | | 17. | Informal. a sensation of pleasure or amusement: Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot. | | 18. | Baseball. a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield. | –verb (used with object) | 19. | to kick; drive by kicking: The boy booted a tin can down the street. | | 21. | Baseball. to fumble (a ground ball). | | 22. | to put boots on; equip or provide with boots. | | 23. | Also, bootstrap. Computers. | a. |
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to start (a computer) by loading the operating system. | | b. | to start (a program) by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest. | | | 24. | Slang. to dismiss; discharge: They booted him out of school for not studying. | | 25. | to attach a Denver boot to: Police will boot any car with unpaid fines. | | 26. | to torture with the boot. | —Idioms | 27. | bet your boots, to be sure or certain: You can bet your boots that I'll be there! | | 28. | die with one's boots on, | a. | to die while actively engaged in one's work, profession, etc. | | b. | to die fighting, esp. in battle, or in some worthy cause. | Also, especially British, die in one's boots. | | 29. | get a boot, Informal. to derive keen enjoyment: I really got a boot out of his ridiculous stories. | |
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