boot up

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Synonyms: root up, book up, boost up, foot up, boot-up, blot up, bootup

Antonyms: root up, book up, boost up, foot up, boot-up, blot up, bootup

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[start]] a [[computer]] using its [[bootstrap]] procedure.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|of a computer}} To [[start]], using its [[bootstrap]] procedure.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To start a computer program or a recording of a movie, show or song.
4. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|by extension|figurative}} To [[start up#Verb|start up]], to [[bootstrap#Verb|bootstrap]] (any process, especially a business).

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