what does bootlegging mean?
BOOTLEGGING as NOUN
- 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
- 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
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