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Bootstrap
01
a looped strap sewn to the top of a boot, used to help pull the boot on
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
bootstraps
Examples
The cowboy checked the boot for a broken bootstrap.
to bootstrap
01
to advance oneself by one's own efforts, often using improvised methods
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bootstrap
3rd person singular
bootstraps
Present participle
bootstrapping
Past simple
bootstrapped
Past participle
bootstrapped
Examples
He bootstrapped his way through college while working full-time.
