bootlegverb/ˈbutˌlɛɡ/

• 1

  To engage in bootlegging.

  • Only certain dishes are allowed—-not fish and lobster, reserved to the state restaurants—-and those paladares that break the rules operate like speakeasies in the time of Prohibition, the fish-bootlegging owners keeping a nervous eye out for informers.
• 2

  To engage in bootlegging.

  • In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.
  • In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg whiskey from a still hidden in the backwoods.
• 3

  To engage in bootlegging.

  • In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg under some sort of Robin-Hood-esque notion.
  • In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg Windows CD-ROMs.
• 4

  To engage in bootlegging.

  • In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.
  • In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg coal from a shaft hidden in the backwoods.

bootlegnoun/ˈbutˌlɛɡ/

• 1

  The part of a boot that is above the instep.

  • Holonyms: upper < boot
• 2

  An illegally produced, transported, or sold product.

  • He thinks he can cross this border with bootleg and get away with it. I doubt he's right. Maybe years ago, but not nowadays.
• 3

  entertainmentlifestylemusicAn unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert.

  • Years ago I heard a fantastic bootleg of that song. It was my favorite rendition.
• 4

  entertainmentlifestylemusicA remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene.

• 5

  American-footballball-gamesfootballA play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.

bootlegadj/ˈbutˌlɛɡ/

• 1

  Illegally produced, transported, or sold.

  • Near-synonym: pirated
• 2

  Being an inferior imitation of something, possibly a counterfeit.

  • bootleg coffee