Bootleg - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbuːtleɡ|  American pronunciation of the word bootleg
Brit.  |ˈbuːtleɡ|  British pronunciation of the word bootleg

noun

- whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash (syn: moonshine)
- the part of a boot above the instep

verb

- sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
They were bootlegging whiskey
- produce or distribute illegally
bootleg tapes of the diva's singing

adjective

- distributed or sold illicitly (syn: black, contraband, smuggled)

Extra examples

She was arrested for selling bootlegs online.

...getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence...

He bootlegged the show and gave copies to several friends.

The sale of liquor is banned here on the Sabbath, and that's when the bootlegger bootlegs.

They were bootlegging whiskey

A software pirate made bootleg copies of the computer program.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: bootleg
he/she/it: bootlegs
present participle: bootlegging
past tense: bootlegged
past participle: bootlegged
noun
singular: bootleg
plural: bootlegs
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