The difference between Boot and Mukluk
When used as nouns, boot means a kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football, whereas mukluk means a soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by inuit and yupik.
Boot is also verb with the meaning: to kick.
check bellow for the other definitions of Boot and Mukluk
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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.
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Boot as a noun:
A blow with the foot; a kick.
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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.
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Boot as a noun:
A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Boot as a noun (archaic):
A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
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Boot as a noun (US, military, police, slang):
A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.
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Boot as a noun (Australia, British, NZ, automotive):
The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
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Boot as a noun (informal):
The act or process of removing or firing someone (give someone the boot).
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Boot as a noun (British, slang):
unattractive person, ugly woman (usu as "old boot")
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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.
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Boot as a noun (baseball):
A bobbled ball.
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Boot as a noun (botany):
The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
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Boot as a verb:
To kick.
Examples:
"I booted the ball toward my teammate."
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Boot as a verb:
To put boots on, especially for riding.
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Boot as a verb:
To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
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Boot as a verb (informal):
To forcibly eject.
Examples:
"We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible"
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Boot as a verb (computing, informal):
To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.
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Boot as a verb (slang):
To vomit.
Examples:
"Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch."
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Boot as a noun (archaic, dialectal):
remedy, amends
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Boot as a noun (uncountable):
profit, plunder
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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
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Boot as a noun (obsolete):
Profit; gain; advantage; use.
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Boot as a noun (obsolete):
Repair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.
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Boot as a noun (obsolete):
A medicinal cure or remedy.
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Boot as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To profit, avail, benefit.
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Boot as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.
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Boot as a noun (computing):
The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.
Examples:
"It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed."
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Boot as a verb (computing):
To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
Examples:
"synonyms: bootstrap boot up start"
"ant shut down stop turn off"
"When arriving at the office, first thing I do is booting my machine."
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Boot as a noun:
A bootleg recording.
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Mukluk as a noun (Canada, US):
A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
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Mukluk as a noun (Canada, US):
A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.