bootleg
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
from the carrying of bottles of smuggled spirit in the legs of boots
[edit] Verb
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to bootleg (third-person singular simple present bootlegs, present participle bootlegging, simple past and past participle bootlegged)
- (chiefly US, transitive) to make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor
- (transitive) to make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyright product
- (intransitive) to engage in bootlegging
[edit] Translations
to make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor
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to make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyright product
to engage in bootlegging
[edit] Noun
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bootleg (plural bootlegs)
- The part of a boot that is above the instep
- An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband
- (American football) A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.
[edit] Translations
that part of a boot that is above the instep
an illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband
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[edit] Adjective
bootleg (not comparable)
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- illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated
