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# pirate

noun (a pirate, pirates); verb (pirate, pirates, pirated, pirating — to copy illegally)

«pirate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#m1)
2. In stories and games, a pirate is a sailor with a ship, a flag and often a hidden treasure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#m2)
3. To pirate a film, song or game means to copy it or share it without permission and without paying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories a pirate is an exciting, often dangerous character: a captain, a parrot, a treasure map, an eye patch, «walk the plank». In history lessons pirates were real robbers of the sea, and they still exist in some parts of the world. In everyday life and online safety, «pirated» films or games are illegal copies that can carry viruses. Phrases: pirate ship, pirate flag, pirate treasure, dress up as a pirate, software piracy.

### Examples

- The pirate buried his treasure on a small island. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x1)
- We dressed up as pirates for the school play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x2)
- The pirate ship had a black flag with a skull on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x3)
- Real pirates were criminals, not friendly heroes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x4)
- Long John Silver is a famous pirate in a story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x5)
- Downloading a pirated game is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x6)
- The children drew a pirate map with a big red X. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x7)
- Pirates still attack some cargo ships today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x8)
- “Bill Jukes dead!” cried the startled pirates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun: a pirate, two pirates. The crime is «piracy» (uncountable). The verb is mostly used about copying: «pirated copies». Storybook pirates are friendly or funny, but real pirates hurt and robbed people — do not mix the story with history. A «parrot» is the bird that often sits on a pirate's shoulder in pictures.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pirate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pirate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pirate.html) on Mova free.