boot up

boot up (third-person singular simple present boots up, present participle booting up, simple past and past participle booted up)

1. (transitive) To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.

   Synonyms: boot, (dated, transitive) deadstart

   Hyponym: reboot

2. (intransitive, of a computer) To start, using its bootstrap procedure.

   It takes a couple of minutes for the computer to boot up.

3. (transitive) To start a computer program or a recording of a movie, show or song.

   Then you should boot up your word processor.

4. (ambitransitive, by extension, figurative) To start up, to bootstrap (any process, especially a business).

   They believe they now have enough capital to boot up and stay alive until sales revenue begins.

• bootup (noun)