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bootleg (verb)

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  • bootleg — boot‧leg [ˈbuːtleg] adjective [only before a noun] made or sold illegally: • 900 bootleg videos of pop concerts have been seized by trading standards officers. • bootleg whisky * * * Ⅰ. bootleg UK US /ˈbuːtleg/ adjective [before noun] COMMERCE, E …   Financial and business terms

  • bootleg — I. noun Date: 1634 1. the upper part of a boot 2. something bootlegged: as a. moonshine b. an unauthorized audio or video recording 3. a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball against his hip, and rolls out compare …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bootleg — [[t]bu͟ːtleg[/t]] bootlegs, bootlegging, bootlegged 1) ADJ: ADJ n Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally. ...a bootleg recording of the band s 1977 tour of Scandinavia. ...bootleg liquor. Syn: illegal Ant …   English dictionary

  • bootleg — I UK [ˈbuːtˌleɡ] / US [ˈbutˌleɡ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bootleg : present tense I/you/we/they bootleg he/she/it bootlegs present participle bootlegging past tense bootlegged past participle bootlegged to make or sell something… …   English dictionary

  • bootleg — boot|leg1 [ but,leg ] verb intransitive or transitive to make or sell something illegally, especially music or alcohol ╾ boot|leg|ger noun count ╾ boot|leg|ging noun uncount bootleg boot|leg 2 [ but,leg ] adjective bootleg goods are made and sold …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bootleg — /ˈbutlɛg / (say boohtleg) Chiefly US –noun 1. something secretly and unlawfully made, sold, or transported, especially alcohol. 2. that part of a boot which covers the leg. –verb (bootlegged, bootlegging) –verb (t) 3. to deal in (spirits or other …  

  • bootleg —    smuggled or stolen    Originally it referred to intoxicants, supposedly from the bottles concealed on the legs when transporting supplies illegally to American Indians. Standard English of smuggled intoxicants during Prohibition:     ... had… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • bootleg — 1. verb a) to make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor b) to make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyright …   Wiktionary

  • bootleg — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. illegal, unlawful, contraband; see illegal . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To import or export secretly and illegally: run, smuggle. Idiom: run contraband. See CRIMES, MOVE …   English dictionary for students

  • bootlegging — noun (U) illegally making or selling alcohol bootlegger noun (C) bootleg verb (I, T) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bootlegging — Ⅰ. bootleg UK US /ˈbuːtleg/ adjective [before noun] COMMERCE, E COMMERCE, LAW ► illegally made, copied, or sold: »A bootleg version of the film was recorded at a private showing. »Instead of buying the album, she downloaded a bootleg copy from… …   Financial and business terms

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