The term 'give the boot to' is an idiom that means to remove someone or something from a place or position. This CAN be done in a variety of ways, such as ejecting, canning, expelling, ousting, axing, tossing, and evicting. All of these words are synonyms for the phrase 'give the boot to' and each has five letters. EJECT means to force someone or something out of a place, while canning means to dismiss someone from a job. Expelling means to force someone to leave a place, while ousting means to remove someone from a position of power. Axing means to terminate someone's employment, while tossing means to throw someone or something out. Finally, evicting means to force someone to leave a property.