The difference between Boot and Lay off

Boot as a noun (sports):

A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.

Boot as a noun:

A blow with the foot; a kick.

Boot as a noun (construction):

A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.

Boot as a noun:

A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.

Boot as a noun (US):

A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

Boot as a noun:

A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft's wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A deicing boot.

Boot as a noun (obsolete):

A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.

Boot as a noun (archaic):

A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.

Boot as a noun (US, military, police, slang):

A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.

Boot as a noun (Australia, British, NZ, automotive):

The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.

Boot as a noun (informal):

The act or process of removing or firing someone (give someone the boot).

Boot as a noun (British, slang):

unattractive person, ugly woman (usu as "old boot")

Boot as a noun (firearms):

A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle.

Boot as a noun (baseball):

A bobbled ball.

Boot as a noun (botany):

The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.

Boot as a verb:

To kick.

Boot as a verb:

To put boots on, especially for riding.

Boot as a verb:

To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).

Boot as a verb (informal):

To forcibly eject.

Boot as a verb (computing, informal):

To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.

Boot as a verb (slang):

To vomit.

Boot as a noun (archaic, dialectal):

remedy, amends

Boot as a noun (uncountable):

profit, plunder

Boot as a noun (obsolete):

That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense

Boot as a noun (obsolete):

Profit; gain; advantage; use.

Boot as a noun (obsolete):

Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.

Boot as a noun (obsolete):

A medicinal cure or remedy.

Boot as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To profit, avail, benefit.

Boot as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.

Boot as a noun (computing):

The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

Boot as a verb (computing):

To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

Boot as a noun:

A bootleg recording.

Lay off as a verb (transitive, chiefly US, idiom):

(of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.

Lay off as a verb (transitive):

(of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

Lay off as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

Lay off as a verb (transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic):

To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.

Lay off as a verb (transitive, and, intransitive, [[artisanal]] [[terminology]]):

In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.