jackboot

/หˆdส’รฆkbuหt/
noun
  1. 1

    A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era

  2. 2

    The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy

    โ€œThat country has been under the jackboot of the military for years.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To stamp on with a jackboot.

  2. 2

    To march in jackboots.

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