Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lift oneself up by one's bootstraps

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
lift one-self up by one's -boot-straps
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

Inflected Forms

lifts oneself up by one's bootstraps (present, singular) lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps (participle, present) lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps (participle, past) lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps (past)

Questions

What does lift oneself up by one's bootstraps mean?
Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

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