(nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour. / A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.

To extend, or push, with a boom or pole. / (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.

(economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

(intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress. / (transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. / (sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. / A blow with the foot; a kick.

To kick. / To put boots on, especially for riding. / (colloquial, Canada, US, usually with it) To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.

(archaic, dialectal) Remedy, amends. / (uncountable) Profit, plunder.

(transitive, obsolete) To avail, benefit, profit. / (transitive, obsolete) To benefit, to enrich; to give in addition.

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

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