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booting

[ boo-ting ]

noun

  1. the practice of dealing with scofflaws by attaching a boot to the wheel of a car, immobilizing it until its owner reports to the police or pays delinquent fines.


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For all the claptrap over the decades about booting people out, this country’s leaders quickly realize their error and bust out the proverbial welcome mat just as quickly.

Jake Moody missed three field goals but managed to redeem himself by booting the game winner from 44 yards as time expired.

From BBC

"He was booting him straight to the face. Daniel, by that point, was going mental," she said.

From BBC

Meanwhile, a couple blocks from its downtown campus, another shocker played out: Oakland booting Kentucky from the 68-team tournament.

Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina, supported by Ms. Haley last year as she fought off a Trump-backed primary challenger aimed at booting her from Congress, announced Monday that she would endorse Mr. Trump.

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