"jackboot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒækbuːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jackboot.wav Forms: jackboots [plural]
Etymology: From Old French jaque (“coat of mail”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|jaque|t=coat of mail}} Old French jaque (“coat of mail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jackboot (plural jackboots)
  1. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era. Categories (topical): Footwear
    Sense id: en-jackboot-en-noun-8OGpC~He Disambiguation of Footwear: 97 1 0 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 25 3 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 26 4 38
  2. (informal, by extension) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-jackboot-en-noun-LC1kl~7- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 25 3 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 26 4 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jack-boot, jack boot Derived forms: jackbooted Related terms: Hessian boot, cowboy boot

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒækbuːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jackboot.wav Forms: jackboots [present, singular, third-person], jackbooting [participle, present], jackbooted [participle, past], jackbooted [past]
Etymology: From Old French jaque (“coat of mail”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|jaque|t=coat of mail}} Old French jaque (“coat of mail”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} jackboot (third-person singular simple present jackboots, present participle jackbooting, simple past and past participle jackbooted)
  1. (transitive) To stamp on with a jackboot. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-jackboot-en-verb-iqhxHQr~
  2. (intransitive) To march in jackboots. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-jackboot-en-verb-E-BXKt7D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 25 3 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 26 4 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 27 3 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jack-boot, jack boot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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