"pirating" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piratings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pirating (countable and uncountable, plural piratings)
  1. The act of one who pirates; piracy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pirating-en-noun-5L60S9rW
  2. A pirated copy of a work. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pirating-en-noun-648bAyRI

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pirating
  1. present participle and gerund of pirate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pirate
    Sense id: en-pirating-en-verb-fWD1mayf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 89

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pirating meaning in English (1.4kB)

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