pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
is pirating
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present progressiveof pirate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Praeger is pirating the book on the ground that Russia, which refuses to join world copyright agreements, pirates U.S. books.
From Time Magazine Archive
Victor Borge: To be excruciatingly funny, Pianist-Comic Victor Borge needs only to munch a sticky peanut-butter sandwich, or hunt for a B-flat for the score he is pirating from the great composers.
From Time Magazine Archive
