Definition of Bootlegging in English :

Define Bootlegging in English

Bootlegging meaning in English

Meaning of Bootlegging in English

Pronunciation of Bootlegging in English

Bootlegging pronunciation in English

Pronounce Bootlegging in English

Bootlegging

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Noun

1. bootlegging

the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally

Example Sentences:
'the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable'

2. bootlegging

the act of selling illegally or without permission

Example Sentences:
'the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Bootlegging

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present participle of verb
bootleg

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Bootlegging

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v. boot·legged, boot·leg·ging, boot·legs
v.tr.
1. To make, sell, or transport (alcoholic liquor) for sale illegally.
2. To produce, distribute, or sell without permission or illegally: a clandestine outfit that bootlegs compact discs and tapes.
v.intr.
1. To engage in the bootlegging of alcoholic liquor or another product.
2. To attach a transmitter to a dish antenna, creating an uplink via which a signal is sent to a satellite without the knowledge of the satellite's owner.
3. Football To fake a hand-off, conceal the ball on the hip, and roll out in order to pass or especially to rush around the end. Used of a quarterback.
n.
1. A product, especially alcoholic liquor, that is illicitly produced, distributed, or sold.
2. The part of a boot above the instep.
3. Football A play in which the quarterback bootlegs.
adj.
Produced, sold, or transported illegally: bootleg gin; bootleg tapes.

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