Boot and Explain

Boot

Boot verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.

Explain and boot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Boot".

Nearby Words: booted, boots, bootless, bootee, booting

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

Boot and explain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boot" instead a verb "Explain".

Common collocations

stuff boot stuff explain stuff
characters boot characters explain characters
bit boot bit explain bit

Both words in one sentence

  • Doylist: Used to explain why the Leafy Bar moved: Watsonian: Dejero explains that the bar has a very inconvenient location, and isn't as friendly-looking to boot.
  • Jossed Then Word of God said that no, Daniel is not Starbuck's father, will not play any part in the finale, and was only created to explain why there was no number 7, while adding to Cavil's evil backstory to boot.
    Source: Jossed
  • Not only did he explain the joke (Star Wars reference, anyone?), but he wound up putting an immortal, extremely powerful entity in a main character's debt, and giving her new spells and an angst-splosion to boot.
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