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A person who attacks and robs ships at sea

A person who appropriates or reproduces the work of another for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright

One who engages in a raid, especially illegally or in a hostile manner

One who carries out a theft

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels

An unkind, evil or unscrupulous person

A forged document, signature, banknote, or work of art

One who pirates (produces unauthorized copies)

A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages other people's property

A traveller or explorer

Bootlegger

A copy of an original

Verb

To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right

To use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright

To imitate fraudulently

To loot, plunder or invade by force

To seize and detain a person unlawfully

Transfer illegal goods

Give a false or misleading account of the nature of

To actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)

Adjective

Illegally imitated or reproduced

Produced, distributed, or sold illicitly

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A person who attacks and robs ships at sea

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“Like I was a pirate on the sea again, with everything right.”

Noun

Bootlegger

Noun

A person who appropriates or reproduces the work of another for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright

“Software pirates who turn out cheap copies of copyright games.”

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One who engages in a raid, especially illegally or in a hostile manner

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Noun

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One who carries out a theft

second-story operator

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

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One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels

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Noun

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An unkind, evil or unscrupulous person

gaolbird^UK

jailbird^US

member of a criminal gang

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Noun

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A forged document, signature, banknote, or work of art

phony^US

phoney^UK

pretence^UK

pretense^US

wolf in sheep's clothing

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Noun

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One who pirates (produces unauthorized copies)

pirater

Noun

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A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages other people's property

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

member of a criminal gang

petty thief

public enemy number one

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A traveller or explorer

Noun

Bootlegger

Noun

A copy of an original

analogue^UK

analog^US

phoney^UK

phony^US

chip off the old block

homologue^UK

facsimile reproduction

homolog^US

mold^US

mould^UK

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Verb

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To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right

annex^US

annexe^UK

moonlight requisition

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Verb

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To use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright

appropriate

bootleg

plagiarise^UK

plagiarize^US

infringe the copyright of

pass off as one's own

annex^US

annexe^UK

have one's fingers in the till

burglarize^US

burglarise^UK

moonlight requisition

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“Pirating copies of music tapes.”

Verb

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To imitate fraudulently

phoney^UK

phony^US

make a carbon copy of

give the appearance of

go through the motions of

favour^UK

favor^US

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

put up a smoke screen

follow suit

act as if

follow the example of

satirize^US

satirise^UK

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

fantasize^US

go through the motions

put on a false display

minimize^US

create out of thin air

pattern oneself after

pattern oneself on

minimise^UK

take as an example

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone's steps

take a leaf out of someone's book

fantasise^UK

sweep something under the rug

keep dark

sweep something under the carpet

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

assume the character of

take leaf out of book

paint a mental picture of

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To loot, plunder or invade by force

moonlight requisition

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

wipe off the face of the earth

bring about the downfall of

wipe from the face of the earth

put out of commission

dishonour^UK

burglarise^UK

burglarize^US

dishonor^US

treat with disrespect

carbonise^UK

carbonize^US

erase

make lose face

commit sacrilege against

remove the innards from

ax^US

wipe off face of earth

axe^UK

destroy root and branch

rub off

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Verb

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To seize and detain a person unlawfully

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Transfer illegal goods

Verb

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Give a false or misleading account of the nature of

color^US

colour^UK

give a false account of

dramatize^US

put words in somebody's mouth

dramatise^UK

minimize^US

emphasize^US

romanticise^UK

romanticize^US

minimise^UK

emphasise^UK

sweep something under the rug

keep dark

sweep something under the carpet

blow out of proportion

make a mountain out of a molehill

make too much of

blow up out of all proportion

mold^US

mould^UK

put the wrong slant on

give a false impression of

give a false picture of

lay it on with a shovel

pile it on

make a federal case of

lay it on with a trowel

romance

pretty up

make a big thing of

lay it on with a trowel about

intensify

go to extremes

blow something out of all proportion

make a production out of

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on thick about

sweep under the carpet

make a big thing out of

blow up

draw the long bow

play up

put up a smoke screen

give a false identity to

belabour^UK

belabor^US

maximize^US

attach too much importance to

swell

strengthen

deepen

maximise^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

attach too much weight to

blow out of all proportion

make a big thing about

lay too much emphasis on

harp on about

place too much emphasis on

make a song and dance about

make a big thing of something

make too much of something

make a fuss

interlard

blow up out of proportion

make a big deal out of something

lay too much stress on

make a mountain out of

make mountain of molehill

make something out of nothing

acclaim

go over the top about

go on and on about

exaggerate information

go into detail about

sharpen

reinforce

give someone a sob story

make mountain out of molehill

pay extravagant compliments

make a performance of

italicize^US

italicise^UK

lay something on thick

make a big deal out of

exaggerate the worth of

exaggerate the merits of

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To actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)

baulk^UK

balk^US

take law into own hands

set one's face against

refuse to accept the authority of

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

take part in an insurrection

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

refuse to acknowledge

put up a fight against

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Adjective

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Illegally imitated or reproduced

phoney^UK

phony^US

to all intents and purposes

laboured^UK

labored^US

fantasized^US

colored^US

coloured^UK

fantasised^UK

economical with the truth

not what it is cracked up to be

terminologically inexact

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“The scoundrel sold me a pirate copy of the original.”

Adjective

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Produced, distributed, or sold illicitly

plagiarised^UK

plagiarized^US

unsavory^US

uncivilised^UK

without law and order

unsavoury^UK

uncivilized^US

gray^US

grey^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

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