"boots" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /buːts/ Audio: en-us-boots.ogg [US], en-au-boots.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -uːts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} boots
  1. plural of boot Tags: form-of, plural Form of: boot
    Sense id: en-boots-en-noun-JxVA~V6y
  2. (Jamaica, slang, plural only) A condom. Tags: Jamaica, plural, plural-only, slang Synonyms: condom
    Sense id: en-boots-en-noun-Tlq6fyX7 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, Jamaican English

Noun

IPA: /buːts/ Audio: en-us-boots.ogg [US], en-au-boots.ogg [Australia] Forms: bootses [plural]
Rhymes: -uːts Head templates: {{en-noun}} boots (plural bootses)
  1. (dated) A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-boots-en-noun-pcq9o~X6
  2. (UK, naval, slang) The ship in a fleet having the most junior captain. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-boots-en-noun-oGcLIrkA Categories (other): British English Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war

Verb

IPA: /buːts/ Audio: en-us-boots.ogg [US], en-au-boots.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -uːts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} boots
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boot Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: boot Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-boots-en-verb-1tkhRWdB Disambiguation of Cricket: 5 24 18 11 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 3 8 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 34 3 7 54

Inflected forms

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