BOOTLEGGING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
    Usage Example(s)
    • the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable
    Hypernyms(s) bootlegging is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • the act of selling illegally or without permission
    Usage Example(s)
    • the bootlegging of video tapes is common in the Orient
    Hypernyms(s) bootlegging is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower