1. bootleg(n = noun.food) corn liquor, moonshine - whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash;
is a kind of corn, corn whiskey, corn whisky
Derived forms verb bootleg2, verb bootleg1
2. bootleg(n = noun.artifact) - the part of a boot above the instep;
is a kind of covering
is a part of boot
1. bootleg(v = verb.possession) - sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"
is one way to sell
Derived forms noun bootleg1, noun bootlegger1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
2. bootleg(v = verb.creation) - produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"
is one way to create, make, produce
Derived form noun bootleg1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
bootleg(s = adj.all) black, black-market, contraband, smuggled - distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
distributed or sold illicitly; especially, imported illegally. [WordNet 1.5]
1. to sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol. [WordNet 1.5]
2. to produce alcohol illegally. [WordNet 1.5]
bootleg, adj. & v.
--adj. (esp. of liquor) smuggled; illicitly sold.
--v.tr. (-legged, -legging) make, distribute, or smuggle illicit goods (esp. alcohol).
Derivative:
bootlegger n.
Etymology:
f. the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots