BOOTSTRAP
Scrabble letter values: B3O1O1T1S1T1R1A1P3 = 13
Definition
- verb help oneself, often through improvised means.
- noun a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on.
Examples
- “He used his business experience as a bootstrap to win voters.”
- “Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college.”
- “Bootstrapping means building the GNU C Library, GNU Compiler Collection and several other key system programs.http//www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6”