Definition of "the boot" []

• An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "‘Here, let me put that in the boot for you and give you more leg-room,’ he said, removing her laptop from her feet and suiting his action to his words."
• "The wide round toe of the boot thuds uselessly against the door."
• "“Caesar said it tasted like an old army boot, except that the boot was tenderer.”"