Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bootlegging

2 senses of bootlegging

Sense 1
bootlegging -- (the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable")
       => selling, merchandising, marketing -- (the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money)

Sense 2
bootlegging -- (the act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia")
       => selling, merchandising, marketing -- (the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bootleg

2 senses of bootleg

Sense 1
bootleg -- (sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey")
       => sell -- (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit")

Sense 2
bootleg -- (produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing")
       => produce, make, create -- (create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries")