Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Booting · Boot·ing · IPA /bˈuːtɪŋ/ n. n. 01 n. Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. 1. Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty.[Obs.] 02 n. A kind of torture. See Boot, n., 2. 1. A kind of torture. See Boot, n., 2. See: Boot 2. A kicking, as with a booted foot.[U. S.]