boot vs kipper

boot

verb
  • To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering). 

  • To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc. 

  • To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. 

  • To vomit. 

  • To eject; kick out. 

  • To kick. 

  • To shoot, to kill by gunfire. 

  • To start or restart a computer or other electronic system; to bootstrap. 

  • To put boots on, especially for riding. 

  • To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual. 

noun
  • A tyre. 

  • A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot. 

  • The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post). 

  • The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant. 

  • A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread. 

  • A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp. 

  • The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device. 

  • That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense. 

  • An unattractive person, ugly woman. 

  • The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car. 

  • Profit, plunder. 

  • A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle. 

  • A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. 

  • A recently arrived recruit; a rookie. 

  • A linear amplifier used with CB radio. 

  • A bootleg recording. 

  • A bobbled ball. 

  • A blow with the foot; a kick. 

  • A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc. 

  • A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot. 

  • A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. 

  • A black person. 

kipper

verb
  • To punish by spanking or caning. 

  • To drink or give a drink of alcohol, especially to intoxication. 

  • To lead astray or frame; to cause to get into trouble. 

  • To damage or treat with smoke. 

  • To dry out with heat or harsh chemicals; to desiccate. 

  • To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking. 

  • To utterly defeat or humiliate. 

adj
  • lively; chipper; nimble. 

  • Out of season. 

  • Very wide, shaped like a kipper. 

noun
  • A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air. 

  • A child or young person. 

  • A torpedo. 

  • A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party). 

  • A male salmon after spawning. 

  • A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon. 

  • An Englishman who has moved to Australia. 

  • A fool. 

  • A young Aboriginal man who has been initiated into to the rights of manhood. 

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