bootstrap
/ˈbuːtˌstɹæp/ verb C2- To help (oneself) without the aid of others. · Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college.
- To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
- To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of a system or program.
- To build or put together (something) by first building or putting together the tools, building blocks, ideas, etc., necessary to build (the thing).
- To employ a bootstrap method.
- To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.
He/she/it bootstraps · Past bootstrapped · Past participle bootstrapped · -ing form bootstrapping
Verb forms
- Base form
- bootstrap
- He/she/it
- bootstraps
- Past
- bootstrapped
- Past participle
- bootstrapped
- -ing form
- bootstrapping
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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