Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave someone the boot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
gave -some-one the -boot
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gave someone the boot mean?
simple past of give someone the boot

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