booting

SayBOOT-ing/ˈbutɪŋ/UK/ˈbuːtɪŋ/AUS/ˈbʉːtɪŋ/

Pluralbootings (some meanings)

5 meanings of booting

1
noununcountable
The process of starting up a computer so it is ready to use.
Like turning on a car and waiting for the engine to be ready before you drive.
The booting of the old computer took several minutes.
Sometimes booting fails and the screen just stays black.
Similarstartup
Oppositeshutdown
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2
verb
Present participle of boot. Use this form for the action as it is happening now.
She is booting the computer now so we can start.
They are booting up the machines before the morning shift.
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of kicking something hard with the foot.
Like giving something a hard push, but using your foot.
The ball got a good booting down the field.
He gave the stuck door a booting until it finally opened.
Similarkicking, kick
4
noundialectalMulticultural London Englishcountable
The killing of a person by shooting them with a gun.
The booting left two men dead outside the club.
Police spent weeks investigating the booting on the corner.
Similarshooting
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Less common meaning

5
nounobsoleteuncountable
Goods or riches taken by force, or any gain that someone wins.
Like the prizes a winner carries home after a contest.
The soldiers divided the booting after they took the town.
Thou, Linus, that louest still to be promoting, Because I sport, about King Henries marriage: Think' st this will proue a matter worth the carriage. But let it alone, Lynus, it is no booting.
1618, John Harrington, The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn HarringtonHere, booting means gain or profit, something worth winning.
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booting is a form of boot

boot, verb: To turn on a computer so it loads its starting programs. Full entry

Forms: bootboots he/she/itbooting -ing formbooted past tense, past participle
Spelling: boot → booting: add -ing

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