Sports / A1

BOOTS/buːts/

Boots are strong shoes that cover the ankle. Shoes are the general word; trainers are for sport; boots are for rain, work, or winter. A pair of boots. Boot can also mean the back of a British car — later.

Meaning

Strong shoes that cover the ankle, and sometimes the lower leg.

Examples

• “Put your boots on — it is wet outside.”
• “These boots are too big.”
• “Farmers often wear boots in the mud.”

Good to know

a pair of boots. Contrast: shoes / trainers.

Topics

New