booting

[ boo-ting ]

noun
  1. the practice of dealing with scofflaws by attaching a boot to the wheel of a car, immobilizing it until its owner reports to the police or pays delinquent fines.

Origin of booting

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How to use booting in a sentence

  • We have here, sir,” he said, “a fair selection of our various bootings.

    Mike | P. G. Wodehouse