Meaning of "bootlegging" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BOOTLEGGING

bootlegging

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOTLEGGING

Bootlegging is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bootlegging in English.

WHAT DOES BOOTLEGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bootleg

Bootleg, bootlegs, bootlegger, bootleggers, bootlegged or bootlegging may refer to: In crime: ▪ Bootlegging, or rum-running, the illegal transport of alcoholic beverages ▪ Bootlegging, the illegal operation of a speeder on a railway ▪ Smuggling, the clandestine transportation of goods or persons In copyright infringement: ▪ Bootleg recording, an otherwise unavailable audio or video recording of a live performance ▪ Bootleg role-playing games, unauthorized copies of rule-books for tabletop role-playing games ▪ Counterfeit merchandise In business: ▪ Bootleg, also known as pirate radio ▪ Bootleg mining, a mining practice involving small, illegal mines ▪ Bootlegging, secret innovation within an organization In apparel: ▪ Bootleg pants, or bell-bottoms, trousers which flare out at the bottom ▪ Bootleg, a brand name used by C&J Clark for children's shoes and trainers In films and...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOOTLEGGING

PRESENT

Present

I bootleg

you bootleg

he/she/it bootlegs

we bootleg

you bootleg

they bootleg

Present continuous

I am bootlegging

you are bootlegging

he/she/it is bootlegging

we are bootlegging

you are bootlegging

they are bootlegging

Present perfect

I have bootlegged

you have bootlegged

he/she/it has bootlegged

we have bootlegged

you have bootlegged

they have bootlegged

Present perfect continuous

I have been bootlegging

you have been bootlegging

he/she/it has been bootlegging

we have been bootlegging

you have been bootlegging

they have been bootlegging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bootlegged

you bootlegged

he/she/it bootlegged

we bootlegged

you bootlegged

they bootlegged

Past continuous

I was bootlegging

you were bootlegging

he/she/it was bootlegging

we were bootlegging

you were bootlegging

they were bootlegging

Past perfect

I had bootlegged

you had bootlegged

he/she/it had bootlegged

we had bootlegged

you had bootlegged

they had bootlegged

Past perfect continuous

I had been bootlegging

you had been bootlegging

he/she/it had been bootlegging

we had been bootlegging

you had been bootlegging

they had been bootlegging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bootleg

you will bootleg

he/she/it will bootleg

we will bootleg

you will bootleg

they will bootleg

Future continuous

I will be bootlegging

you will be bootlegging

he/she/it will be bootlegging

we will be bootlegging

you will be bootlegging

they will be bootlegging

Future perfect

I will have bootlegged

you will have bootlegged

he/she/it will have bootlegged

we will have bootlegged

you will have bootlegged

they will have bootlegged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bootlegging

you will have been bootlegging

he/she/it will have been bootlegging

we will have been bootlegging

you will have been bootlegging

they will have been bootlegging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bootlegging

you would bootlegging

he/she/it would bootlegging

we would bootlegging

you would bootlegging

they would bootlegging

Conditional continuous

I would be bootlegging

you would be bootlegging

he/she/it would be bootlegging

we would be bootlegging

you would be bootlegging

they would be bootlegging

Conditional perfect

I would have bootlegging

you would have bootlegging

he/she/it would have bootlegging

we would have bootlegging

you would have bootlegging

they would have bootlegging

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bootlegging

you would have been bootlegging

he/she/it would have been bootlegging

we would have been bootlegging

you would have been bootlegging

they would have been bootlegging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bootleg
we let´s bootleg
you bootleg

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bootleg

Past participle

bootlegged

Present Participle

bootlegging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BOOTLEGGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bootlegging» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bootlegging

contraband · hooky · illegal · illicit · pirate · unauthorized · under-the-counter · under-the-table · unlicensed · unofficial

TRANSLATION OF BOOTLEGGING

Find out the translation of bootlegging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bootlegging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bootlegging» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 盗
• Translator English - Spanish: contrabando
• English: bootlegging
• Translator English - Hindi: अवैध शराब की बिक्री
• Translator English - Arabic: التهريب
• Translator English - Russian: бутлегерство
• Translator English - Portuguese: bootlegging
• Translator English - Bengali: bootlegging
• Translator English - French: contrebande
• Translator English - Malay: Bootlegging
• Translator English - German: Schwarzhandel
• Translator English - Japanese: 密造
• Translator English - Korean: 밀매
• Translator English - Javanese: Bootlegging
• Translator English - Vietnamese: buôn lậu
• Translator English - Tamil: சட்டவிரோத வெளியீடுகள்
• Translator English - Marathi: बूटलॉगगिंग
• Translator English - Turkish: içki kaçakçılığı
• Translator English - Italian: contrabbando
• Translator English - Polish: przemytu
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бутлегерство
• Translator English - Romanian: contrabandă
• Translator English - Greek: λαθρεμπόριο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bootlegging
• Translator English - Swedish: bootlegging
• Translator English - Norwegian: spritsmugling

4 QUOTES WITH «BOOTLEGGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bootlegging.

1

Al Capone

When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality.

2

Burton Cummings

There may be a new album, and there may not. Right now, we're encouraging bootlegging because there have been some great live things that ended up on the Internet. Rather than try to stop it, we like it. If nobody gave a crap about you, they wouldn't bother to bootleg you.

3

M.I.A.

Versace designs have always been bootlegged. Now it's Versace bootlegging the bootleg for the bootleggers to bootleg the bootleg.

4

Kevin Plank

My first real business was bootlegging T-shirts - I was just a dumb kid. You go to a concert and pay $25 for a cotton T-shirt that says 'Rolling Stones,' 'Lollapalooza,' or whatever. On the outside they're 10 or 15 bucks. We were the guys selling them for 10 or 15 bucks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOTLEGGING»

Discover the use of bootlegging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bootlegging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bootlegging: Romanticism and Copyright in the Music Industry

This book will be of great interest to researchers and students in the sociology of culture, social theory, cultural studies and law.

Lee Marshall, 2005

Forbidden fruit: an analysis of bootlegging, uncertainty, ...

Conspiratory projects up to a size of over half a million pounds were found during Peter Augsdorfer's ingenious research work which provided the basis for this book.

Peter Augsdörfer, 1996

The Story of Fake Books: Bootlegging Songs to Musicians

Drawing from FBI files, newspaper accounts, court records, and oral history, Bootlegging Songs to Musicians reveals the previously unknown stories of the origins and prosecution of pop-song fake-book bootleggers, and of the emergence of the ...

Barry Kernfeld, 2006

Clutch Bootlegging Love and Tragedy in the 1920's

Jim "Clutch" Doyer was a run-away farm boy who learned to fix cars, especially the fast cars owned by the big-time bootleggers on the north side of Chicago, who also occasionally asked him to "fix" some of their competition.

John W. Anderson, 2003

Outlaws of the Lakes: Bootlegging & Smuggling from Colonial ...

Since early colonial times, the Great Lakes, the Upper St. LAwrence and Lake Champlain have been smugglers' highways.

Edward Butts, 2004

Violence in America: The History of Crime

Bootlegging: The. Business. and. Politics. of. Violence. MARK H. HALLER On January 17, 1920, the Volstead Act went into effect and began America's thirteen- year experiment with national prohibition. Contrary to popular myth, the best ...

Ted Robert Gurr, 1989

Legislative Documents Submitted to the General Assembly of ...

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Assault and battery Bootlegging Breaking and entering (2). Breaking and entering — False pretenses (2) Gambling' - Illegal sale of liquor (2)— Illegal sale of liquor — Nuisance (2) Nuisance Receiving stolen ...

Iowa, 1919

Copyright: Examples and Explanations

Anti-Bootlegging. Provision. Another loophole for bootleggers is closed by protection for a category of unfixed works. Live musical performances receive special protection, even if the performance is not fixed under the authority of the author.

Stephen M. McJohn, 2006

Montana Legacy: Essays on History, People, and Place

Bootlegging. Mothers. and. Drinking. Daughters. Gender. and. Prohibition. in. Butte,. Montana. MARY. MURPHY. In 1 9 1 9 America adopted the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a social experiment that banned the ...

Harry W. Fritz, Mary Murphy, Robert R. Swartout, 2002

Western Women's Lives: Continuity and Change in the ...

BOOTLEGGING MOTHERS AND DRINKING DAUGHTERS GENDER AND PROHIBITION IN BUTTE, MONTANA* Mary Murphy Late one evening in 1922, as Federal Prohibition Officer Ben Holter drove along Nettie Street in Butte, Montana , ...

Sandra Schackel, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOTLEGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bootlegging is used in the context of the following news items.

Jolted by Malvani tragedy, excise department goes into overdrive

In 2014-15, the state excise department lodged over 42,000 cases in offenses like bootlegging, smuggling, duplication and illegal sale and ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»

The Real-Life Gangsters of 'The Making of the Mob'

These men raked in the cash from a wealth of illegal operations, including bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, racketeering, extortion and even ... «Biography, Jul 15»

Mohit Peter murder mastermind still at large?

Sources claimed that Peter was upset with Tambi, Sebastian and their group engaging in bootlegging in Martin Nagar in Jaripatka which had ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Some NASCAR fans still defend, display Confederate flag

"That's why it's flying like it is." Lemerise wants the sport to keep embracing its Southern roots, which date back to bootlegging and racing on the ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»

Standing Up for the Concert Photographer… By Standing on Their …

The artist will contend with even more smartphones in the air, popping off flashes and bootlegging blurry grainy images and video with blown ... «PetaPixel, Jul 15»

Flagstaff History: Five prison inmates died fighting Dude Fire

There are two new city ordinances: one against bootlegging and one against carrying a concealed weapon. There was an exciting small blaze ... «Arizona Daily Sun, Jul 15»

Chicagoist's Beer Of The Week: Temperance Brewing Company's …

I can't think of a beer I'd prefer to take for showcasing Chicagoland's roots as a shipping hub, temperance and bootlegging epicenter, and ... «Chicagoist, Jul 15»

8 authors on books that taught them about first love

From aviation and a flying circus to bootlegging and barnstorming, this makeshift family goes on the adventure of a lifetime. Laura Dave, author ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Estate of 'Untouchables' Eliot Ness in legal fight over old stock from …

Ness, the famed Prohibition agent who led the Untouchables in their crusade against Chicago gangster Al Capone s liquor bootlegging rackets ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»

Dromgoole: Authors trace story of Fort Hood massacre

But soon he's caught up in the middle of another Prohibition bootlegging war. Thompson keeps the action flowing and the pages turning. «LubbockOnline.com, Jul 15»