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Bootleg Very Common

Bootleg has 8 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

"He slipped the bottle of homemade bootleg into his coat pocket before heading to the party."

2

the part of a boot above the instep

"The tight laces dug into my leg and caused a painful indentation along the top of my boot's shaft."

3

The part of a boot that is above the instep.

"He tightened his laces so they wouldn't slip inside the soft leather of the boot's upper section near the ankle."

Verb
1

sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol

"They were bootlegging whiskey"

2

produce or distribute illegally

"bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"

3

To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.

"The old barn was rumored to be a bootleg operation where men secretly distilled and sold moonshine to thirsty travelers during the Prohibition era."

Adjective
1

distributed or sold illicitly

"the black economy pays no taxes"

2

Illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated.

"Fans were furious when they discovered that several of their favorite movies had been bootlegged and circulating on file-sharing sites without the studio's permission."

Example Sentences
"They were bootlegging whiskey" verb
"bootleg tapes of the diva's singing" verb
"the black economy pays no taxes" adjective
See Also
moonshine 110 proof transport liquor handoff black market sell boot
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
corn whiskey covering sell produce
Rhyming Words
leg bleg cleg gleg fleg oleg hyleg peleg pegleg dogleg hogleg on leg proleg midleg redleg airleg bowleg boyleg hindleg foreleg
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