booted

Wearing tall footwear

Booted means wearing boots: booted and spurred, a booted figure emerged from the barn.

It also means kicked out or expelled—from boot meaning to eject: He got booted from the bar for fighting.

In computing, booted describes a system that has been started up: Once the computer is booted, the program runs automatically.

ejected

kicked

Struck with foot

evicted · banished · removed · thrown out · tossed · bounced · barred · excluded · shown the door · sacked

computing

restarted

Initiated once more

loaded · powered on · launched · activated · cold start · warm start · BIOS · startup · bootloader · system

footwear

leather

Tanned animal skin

  • suedeBuffed leather underside
  • cowboyMounted cattle herder
  • combatArmed hostile engagement

ankle · knee-high · platform · buckled · zippered · laced · heeled · rubber · hiking · riding

protective

armored

Protected by metal covering

outfitted · suited up · kitted out · safety · reinforced · padded · ready · prepared · heavy-duty · industrial

clamped

immobilized

Made unable to move

impounded · locked · violation · ticket · fine · penalty · enforcement · released

Categories
Opposites
footwear state

bootedbarefoot

Wearing no shoes

unshod · shoeless · barefooted · unshoed · bootless

INCLUSION/EXCLUSION (slang: kicked out)

bootedwelcomed

Received with pleasure

admitted · included · let in · invited · retained

computer startup state

bootedshut down

Cease to operate

powered off · offline · inactive · crashed · dormant

Phrases
Family

boot, boots, reboot, bootlace, booting, bootee, reboots, bootstrap, bootmaker

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G