bootstrap

1. To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

   Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college.

   sich selbst helfen, auf sich selbst gestellt sein, selbstständig sein

   help oneself, often through improvised means

2. To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.

3. To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of a system or program.

4. (шире)To build or put together (something) by first building or putting together the tools, building blocks, ideas, etc., necessary to build (the thing).

5. To employ a bootstrap method.

6. To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.

1. Tom pulled himself up by his bootstraps.

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2. This "pick yourself up by your bootstraps" concept is not universal.

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3. I'd pull myself up by my bootstraps, but somebody stole them.

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4. My father tells me to pull myself up by my bootstraps.

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5. I'd pull myself up by my bootstraps, but I don't have any.

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