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, adjectiveWords nearby smuggle
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British Dictionary definitions for 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, nounWord Origin for smuggle
C17: from Low German
smukkelen and Dutch
smokkelen, perhaps from Old English
smūgen to creep; related to Old Norse
smjūga