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bootleg

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boot·leg  (btlg)
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.

[From a smuggler's practice of carrying liquor in the legs of boots.]

bootlegger n.

bootleg [ˈbuːtˌlɛg]
vb -legs, -legging, -legged
to make, carry, or sell (illicit goods, esp alcohol)
n
1. something made or sold illicitly, such as alcohol during Prohibition in the US
2. an illegally made copy of a CD, tape, etc
adj
produced, distributed, or sold illicitly bootleg whisky bootleg tapes
[see boot1, leg; from the practice of smugglers of carrying bottles of liquor concealed in their boots]
bootlegger  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bootlegbootleg - whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn - whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
2.bootleg - the part of a boot above the instep
boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
Verb1.bootleg - sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
2.bootleg - produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
Adj.1.bootleg - distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

bootleg
Translations
bootleg [ˈbuːtleg]
A. ADJ (= illicit) [alcohol] → de contrabando; [tape, edition] → pirata
B. N (Mus) → grabación f pirata
C. VIcontrabandear con licores
D. VT [+ tape, recording] → grabar y vender ilegalmente
bootleg [ˈbuːtlɛg] adj [liquor] → de contrebande
bootleg record → enregistrement m pirate
bootleg [ˈbuːtˌlɛg] adjdi contrabbando
bootleg recording → registrazione f pirata inv
bootleg [ˈbuːtˌlɛg] adjdi contrabbando
bootleg recording → registrazione f pirata inv


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