bootleg
noun
alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
bootlegging
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present participleof bootleg.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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We have made a lot of experimental moves with the way we’ve released records — bootlegging stuff for free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
By 1987, bootlegging caused tax revenues to fall by some 100 billion rubles.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
“We’re in an impossible situation that’s reminiscent of the Prohibition era, where the federal government prohibited alcoholic beverages, bootlegging was rampant, and that’s exactly what’s happening in the District today,” Mendelson said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
Tribes across Alaska have courts that decide child protection, adoption cases, bootlegging and other cases, but their power over non-members is limited.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
“What could be more dangerous than a fake quarantine and a town-sponsored bootlegging operation?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
