ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pirating

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Pirating is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of pirate.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of pirate.

More Meanings

  1. The act of one who pirates; piracy.
  2. A pirated copy of a work.

Example Sentences

Piratings swell the title list further. Moreover, subsequent editions (or piratings) were often printed with no changes from previous editions, apart from a new title page.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include highjack, hijack, commandeer, expropriate, plagiarist, sea robber.

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