bootleg
verb/ˈbuːtleɡ/
/ˈbuːtleɡ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bootleg | /ˈbuːtleɡ/ /ˈbuːtleɡ/ |
| he / she / it bootlegs | /ˈbuːtleɡz/ /ˈbuːtleɡz/ |
| past simple bootlegged | /ˈbuːtleɡd/ /ˈbuːtleɡd/ |
| past participle bootlegged | /ˈbuːtleɡd/ /ˈbuːtleɡd/ |
| -ing form bootlegging | /ˈbuːtleɡɪŋ/ /ˈbuːtleɡɪŋ/ |
- bootleg something to make or sell goods, especially alcohol, illegallyTopics Crime and punishmentc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots.
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