BOOTLEG (bootlegged, bootlegging)

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Irregular inflected forms: bootlegged    , bootlegging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bootleg mean? 

• BOOTLEG (noun)
  The noun BOOTLEG has 2 senses:

1. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

2. the part of a boot above the instep

  Familiarity information: BOOTLEG used as a noun is rare.

• BOOTLEG (adjective)
  The adjective BOOTLEG has 1 sense:

1. distributed or sold illicitly

  Familiarity information: BOOTLEG used as an adjective is very rare.

• BOOTLEG (verb)
  The verb BOOTLEG has 2 senses:

1. sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol

2. produce or distribute illegally

  Familiarity information: BOOTLEG used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOOTLEG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bootleg; corn liquor; moonshine

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)

Sense 2

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)

• BOOTLEG (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Distributed or sold illicitly

Synonyms:

black; black-market; bootleg; contraband; smuggled

Context example:

the black economy pays no taxes

Similar:

illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)

• BOOTLEG (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they bootleg    ... he / she / it bootlegs   
Past simple: bootlegged   
Past participle: bootlegged   
-ing form: bootlegging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

They were bootlegging whiskey

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Produce or distribute illegally

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

bootleg tapes of the diva's singing

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)