pirate (verb)

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• pirate — pi‧rate [ˈpaɪərət ǁ ˈpaɪrət] noun [countable] LAW 1. a person or organization that dishonestly copies and sells films, tapes etc for which the copyright (= legal ownership) belongs to others: • Manufacturers fear that the city may emerge as a new …   Financial and business terms

• pirate — pi·rate 1 / pī rət/ n: a person who commits piracy pirate 2 vb pi·rat·ed, pi·rat·ing vt: to take or appropriate by piracy; esp: to copy, distribute, or use without authorization esp. in infringement of copyright the pirated software piratin …   Law dictionary

• pirate — (n.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. pirate, from L. pirata sailor, sea robber, from Gk. peirates brigand, pirate, lit. one who attacks, from peiran to attack, make a hostile attempt on, try, from peira trial, an attempt, attack, from PIE root *per try (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• pirate — ► NOUN 1) a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. 2) (before another noun ) denoting a text, film, recording, etc. that has been reproduced and used for profit without permission: pirate videos. 3) (before another noun ) denoting an… …   English terms dictionary

• pirate — /ˈpaɪrət / (say puyruht) noun 1. someone who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea. 2. a vessel employed by such persons. 3. any plunderer. 4. someone who appropriates and reproduces, without authorisation, the… …  

• pirate — I UK [ˈpaɪrət] / US noun [countable] Word forms pirate : singular pirate plural pirates 1) someone who attacks ships while they are sailing in order to steal things from them 2) a) someone who illegally makes and sells copies of computer programs …   English dictionary

• pirate — [[t]pa͟ɪrət[/t]] pirates, pirating, pirated 1) N COUNT Pirates are sailors who attack other ships and steal property from them. In the nineteenth century pirates roamed the seas. 2) N COUNT You can refer to someone who behaves in an immoral or… …   English dictionary

• Pirate Adventure — Infobox VG title= Pirate Adventure caption= developer= Adventure International publisher= Adventure International distributor= designer= Scott Adams series= engine= version= released= 1978 genre= text adventure modes= ratings= platforms= TRS 80,… …   Wikipedia

• pirate — 1. noun a) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns. And Gnutella, Freenet and other pirate tools will offer plunderings beyond Fannings fantasies. b) One who breaks intellectual… …   Wiktionary

• pirate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Pirate is used before these nouns: ↑copy, ↑DVD, ↑radio, ↑ship, ↑station, ↑tape, ↑treasure {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Pirate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑music …   Collocations dictionary

• pirate — pi|rate1 [ paırət ] noun count 1. ) someone who attacks ships while they are sailing in order to steal things from them 2. ) someone who illegally makes and sells copies of computer programs, books, videos, or CDs a ) only before noun made by… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English