boot

boot definition

1. n.
   a thrill; a charge. : I get a real boot out of my grandchildren.
2. tv.
   to dismiss or eject someone. : I booted him myself.
3. n.
   a dismissal or ejection. : I got the boot even though I had worked there for a decade.
4. tv. & in.
   to start the operating system of a computer. : When I booted, all I got was a feep.
5. in.
   to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : The kid booted and booted and will probably never smoke another cigar.