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bootlegging

bootlegging noun: the activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor. Also the present participle and gerund of bootleg.

Noun

bootlegging (countable and uncountable, plural bootleggings)

  1. The activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor.
  2. The activity of making, transporting and/or selling an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
    Synonyms:
    piracy
  3. The activity of operating a mine illicitly.

Also used as

bootlegging is also the present participle and gerund of bootleg.

Synonyms of bootlegging

Forms of bootlegging

pluralbootleggings

Words formed from bootlegging

Questions about bootlegging

What does bootlegging mean?
Bootlegging means the activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor.
What part of speech is bootlegging?
Bootlegging is a noun.
What is the plural of bootlegging?
The plural of bootlegging is bootleggings.

Words near bootlegging in the dictionary

  1. bootlegger reverse
  2. bootlegger reverses
  3. bootleggeries
  4. bootleggers
  5. bootleggery
  6. bootlegging
  7. bootlegs
  8. bootles
  9. bootless
  10. bootlessly
  11. bootlessness

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