torturing vs boot

boot vs torturing

torturing and boot both are nouns.

torturing is an adjective but boot is not an adjective.

torturing is not a verb while boot is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
torturing	Yes	Yes	No	No
boot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, boot is a hyponym of torturing; that is, boot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torturing:

torturing: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
boot: a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed

Other hyponyms of torturing include bastinado, falanga, burning, crucifixion, excruciation, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart, waterboarding.

torturing (noun)	boot (noun)
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason	the act of delivering a blow with the foot
	a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
	footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
	compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
	an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
	protective casing for something that resembles a leg
	the swift release of a store of affective force

torturing (adjective)	boot (adjective)
extremely painful

torturing (verb)	boot (verb)
	cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
	kick; give a boot to

Difference between torturing and boot

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