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Definition of bootleg verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. bootleg something to make or sell goods, especially alcohol, illegallyTopics Crime and punishmentc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots.
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