Difference between Boot and Kicking

What is the difference between Boot and Kicking?

Boot as a verb is to kick. while Kicking as a verb is to strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

Boot

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To kick. To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering). To forcibly eject. To vomit. To disconnect, to remove from an online conversation; can refer to an accidental glitch, or a purposeful action by others. To profit, avail, benefit. To bootstrap; to start a system, eg. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A blow with the foot; a kick. A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc. A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot. A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp. A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft's wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A wing boot. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach. The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car. The act or process of removing somebody from a chat room. Remedy, amends Profit, plunder. The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device. A bootleg recording.

Example sentence: Saturday Night Live is such a comedy boot camp in a way, because you get to work with so many different people who come in to host the show and you get thrown into so many situations and learn how to think on your feet, so filmmaking actually feels slow, in a good way.

Kicking

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of the verb to kick.A violent assault involving repeated kicks.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (often kickin') Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

Example sentence: Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument, and that a band is only as good as its drummer. So I'm all for drum solos. I'm all for drummers hamming it up. I'm all for drummers standing up and kicking over the kit.

We hope you now know whether to use Boot or Kicking in your sentence.

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