smuggle

[ smuhg-uh l ]
/ ˈsmʌg əl /

verb (used with object), smug·gled, smug·gling.

to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
to bring, take, put, etc., surreptitiously: She smuggled the gun into the jail inside a cake.

verb (used without object), smug·gled, smug·gling.

to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or in violation of the law.

Origin of smuggle

1680–90; < Low German smuggeln; cognate with German schmuggeln

OTHER WORDS FROM smuggle

smug·gler, noun an·ti·smug·gling, adjective un·smug·gled, adjective

Words nearby smuggle

smudge pot, smudging, smudgy, smug, smuggery, smuggle, smur, smurfing, smush, smut, smutch

British Dictionary definitions for anti-smuggling

smuggle
/ (ˈsmʌɡəl) /

verb

to import or export (prohibited or dutiable goods) secretly
(tr; often foll by into or out of) to bring or take secretly, as against the law or rules
(tr foll by away) to conceal; hide

Derived forms of smuggle

smuggler, noun smuggling, noun

Word Origin for smuggle

C17: from Low German smukkelen and Dutch smokkelen, perhaps from Old English smūgen to creep; related to Old Norse smjūga