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- [boot-leg]
- /ˈbutˌlɛg/
- /ˈbuːt.le.ɡɪŋ/
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- [boot-leg]
- /ˈbutˌlɛg/
Definitions of bootlegging word
- noun bootlegging alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes. 1
- noun bootlegging the part of a boot that covers the leg. 1
- noun bootlegging something, as a recording, made, reproduced, or sold illegally or without authorization: a flurry of bootlegs to cash in on the rock star's death. 1
- verb with object bootlegging to deal in (liquor or other goods) unlawfully. 1
- verb without object bootlegging to make, transport, or sell something, especially liquor, illegally or without registration or payment of taxes. 1
- adjective bootlegging made, sold, or transported unlawfully. 1
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Origin of bootlegging
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35, Americanism; boot1 + leg; secondary senses arose from practice of hiding a liquor bottle in the leg of one's boot
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Parts of speech for Bootlegging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bootlegging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bootlegging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bootlegging
noun bootlegging
- piracy — software piracy
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- swag — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
- goods — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- violation — the act of violating.
verb bootlegging
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- run — execution
- deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
- bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
- push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
Antonyms for bootlegging
verb bootlegging
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
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