OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9033

bootstrap

/ˈbuːtˌstɹæp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lengüeta
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
arranque
The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 9034

bootstrap

/ˈbuːtˌstɹæp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arreglárselas • arreglárselas solo
To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
I was born into that shitty town, maleness, in the remains of outdated ideals and misplaced machismo and repression and there are some good people stuck living there. They are not…
Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college.
Phrases
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