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BOOTLEG
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Irregular inflected forms: bootlegged
, bootlegging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of a boot above the instep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bootleg" is a kind of...):
covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
Holonyms ("bootleg" is a part of...):
boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
Synonyms:
bootleg; corn liquor; moonshine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("bootleg" is a kind of...):
corn; corn whiskey; corn whisky (whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn)
Derivation:
bootleg (produce or distribute illegally)
bootleg (sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the black economy pays no taxes
Synonyms:
black; black-market; bootleg; contraband; smuggled
Classified under:
Similar:
illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they bootleg
... he / she / it bootlegs
Past simple: bootlegged
-ing form: bootlegging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce or distribute illegally
Example:
bootleg tapes of the diva's singing
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "bootleg" is one way to...):
create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
bootleg (whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
Example:
They were bootlegging whiskey
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "bootleg" is one way to...):
sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)
Domain category:
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
bootleg (whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash)
bootlegger (someone who makes or sells illegal liquor)