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bootleg

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bootleg

1
nadjv
whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
distributed or sold illicitly
sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
2
n
the part of a boot above the instep
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bootleg
1

n whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

Synonyms:
corn liquor, moonshine
Type of:
corn, corn whiskey, corn whisky
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

adj distributed or sold illicitly

Synonyms:
black, black-market, contraband, smuggled
illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

v sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol

“They were bootlegging whiskey”
Type of:
sell
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

v produce or distribute illegally

bootleg tapes of the diva's singing”
Type of:
create, make, produce
create or manufacture a man-made product
2

n the part of a boot above the instep

Type of:
covering
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
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