smuggle
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.
to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or in violation of the law.
Origin of smuggle
1Other words from smuggle
- smuggler, noun
- an·ti·smug·gling, adjective
- un·smug·gled, adjective
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How to use smuggle in a sentence
He was smuggled into East Berlin while hidden inside a secret compartment of a camper van and later traveled to the Soviet Union.
George Blake, notorious Cold War double agent who helped Soviets, dies at 98 | Taylor Shapiro | December 26, 2020 | Washington PostLong was smuggled to the Thai coast by a trafficker who promised to get him a construction job, but the job never materialized.
Scammers told some targets that their names had surfaced in a drug-smuggling investigation and asked people to be at their homes in a few minutes because investigators needed to search them.
Phony police officers scam $1.5 million from Maryland residents | Dan Morse | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostOfficers were charged with smuggling drugs, stealing and using cocaine, and tipping off drug dealers.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | September 23, 2020 | ProPublicaNestled in the hills are small market towns like Buleda, dominated by Baluch who make a living smuggling diesel and drugs.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ex-hippie Billy Hayes was busted for smuggling hash and thrown in a terrifying Turkish prison.
The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler | Marlow Stern | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Gorge has always been a hotbed of radicalism and arms smuggling, but now it is fast becoming a shahid factory.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord | Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSmuggling diesel into Turkey is a major source of ISIS revenue.
A Peruvian court subsequently convicted him of smuggling $150,000 out of the country and he was given a two-year prison sentence.
But I reckon the smuggling of Chinks into this section has been pretty well discouraged.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsThe long line of frontier will render all your attempts to prevent this smuggling unavailing.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanSomething of it, I fear, must be imputed to the extraordinary profits of the smuggling which is carried on along the coast.
The tobacco smuggling from Gibraltar keeps alive a lawless class which sinks easily into pure brigandage.
This summary action would seem entirely unjustifiable, as smuggling is not a capital offence under any civilised law.
The Belted Seas | Arthur Colton
British Dictionary definitions for smuggle
/ (ˈsmʌɡəl) /
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
Origin of smuggle
1Derived forms of smuggle
- smuggler, noun
- smuggling, noun
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