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boot up

VERB
start a computer
Synonyms


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So every day after school, I’d sprint down to my family’s basement and boot up our enormous Gateway 2000 computer.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025

On arriving back from Dublin last month, Mrs Rose's car was returned with its "boot up in the air and the bumper completely smashed in".

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

The region boasts the largest reserves of lithium in the world, which make up the lithium-ion batteries that boot up the electronic devices used by billions around the globe.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 11, 2024

Students at the Greenville, N.C., university say when Polito, 67, would boot up his computer screen, there was always a Las Vegas-themed backdrop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023

While he waited for it to boot up, he ran hypothetical scenarios in his head—ones where he stood up to his father.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner


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