The Clue
To ___ (also) (4 letter answer)
The Answer
BOOT
Tags
Notes
The answer BOOT is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
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Italy's outline
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Definition
BOOT as a noun:
1. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
2. British term for the luggage compartment in a car
3. (bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick) = the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
4. protective casing for something that resembles a leg
5. (boot, the boot, iron boot, iron heel) = an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
6. a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
7. (kick, boot, kicking) = the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
BOOT as a verb:
1. kick; give a boot to
2. (boot, reboot, bring up) = cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"