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Found 1 definition: bootleg.

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Pos: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Adjective
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun bootleg has 2 senses

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


Verb bootleg has 2 senses

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


Adjective bootleg has 1 senses

   bootleg(s = adj.all) black, black-market, contraband, smuggled - distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

bootleg, adj.

   distributed or sold illicitly; especially, imported illegally. [WordNet 1.5]


bootleg, v.

1.  to sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol. [WordNet 1.5]

2.  to produce alcohol illegally. [WordNet 1.5]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

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