smuggle

[ smuhg-uh l ]

/ ˈsmʌg əl /

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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.

Words nearby smuggle

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

Origin of smuggle

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

OTHER WORDS FROM smuggle

smug·gler, nounan·ti·smug·gling, adjectiveun·smug·gled, adjective

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Examples from the Web for smuggler

Finding a smuggler in Ventimiglia is easier than finding good food.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“We met the smuggler in the train station; he came to speak with us about the services he provided,” Yazbek says.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“When the smuggler boat is ready, they call you,” Saed says.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you are safely out, you give your password to the smuggler who calls it in to the broker to release the funds.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In another, meant for viewers in El Salvador, shadows on a wall illustrate a conversation between a teenage boy and a smuggler.
A Border Patrol Campaign Worthy of Don Draper|Caitlin Dickson|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The yacht was outside of the smuggler, about two miles to the westward, and about five or six miles from the revenue-cutter.
The Three Cutters|Captain Frederick Marryat
The young ladies made no reply, but simultaneously glanced at the smuggler, whose face was extremely pale.
The Smuggler Chief|Gustave Aimard
"He was all things to all men;" could aid a smuggler, drink with a Cavalier, pray with a Roundhead.
The Buccaneer|Mrs. S. C. Hall
You may be sure every smuggler in the Apennines will do for a man who was in the Savigno revolt what he will not do for us.
The Gadfly|E. L. Voynich
The trade of smuggler has ever been one of wild adventure and excitement.
The Cheerful Smugglers|Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for smuggler

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, nounsmuggling, 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

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smuggle

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

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

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