1
: the upper part of a boot
2
3
: a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball against his hip, and rolls out compare draw entry 2 sense 8
bootleg
adjective
bootlegged; bootlegging; bootlegs
1
a
: to carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally
b
: to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally
2
a
: to produce, reproduce, or distribute illicitly or without authorization
b
: smuggle
Examples of bootleg in a Sentence
Noun
She was arrested for selling bootlegs online.
getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence
Verb
He bootlegged the show and gave copies to several friends.
Recent Examples on the Web
Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
That being said, to clear any misunderstanding and set the record straight, rabbit OS and LAM run on the cloud with very bespoke AOSP and lower level firmware modifications, therefore a local bootleg APK without the proper OS and Cloud endpoints won’t be able to access our service.
—Kyle Bar / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 May 2024
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Noun
The bootleg also roused a crowd singalong when the trio dropped it during their 2023 Coachella headlining set.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
That being said, to clear any misunderstanding and set the record straight, rabbit OS and LAM run on the cloud with very bespoke AOSP and lower level firmware modifications, therefore a local bootleg APK without the proper OS and Cloud endpoints won’t be able to access our service.
—Kyle Bar / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 May 2024
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“Bootleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bootleg. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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bootleg
1 of 2 verb
boot·leg
-ˌleg 
bootlegged; bootlegging
1
: to make, transport, or sell alcoholic liquor illegally
2
a
: to produce or sell illegally or without permission
bootlegged recordings
b
bootlegger
noun
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