"boot upstairs" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: boots upstairs [present, singular, third-person], booting upstairs [participle, present], booted upstairs [participle, past], booted upstairs [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} boot upstairs (third-person singular simple present boots upstairs, present participle booting upstairs, simple past and past participle booted upstairs)
  1. Synonym of kick upstairs. Synonyms: kick upstairs [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-boot_upstairs-en-verb-L8MshVFB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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