smuggle

smug·gle

verb \ˈsmə-gəl\

smug·gledsmug·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SMUGGLE

transitive verb

1

: to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law

2

: to convey or introduce surreptitiously

intransitive verb

: to import or export something in violation of the customs laws

— smug·gler \ˈsmə-glər\ noun

Examples of SMUGGLE

1. He was arrested for smuggling drugs into the country.
2. They smuggled immigrants across the border.
3. The paintings had been smuggled out of the country before the war.
4. We smuggled his favorite sandwich past the nurse.

Origin of SMUGGLE

Low German smuggeln & Dutch smokkelen

First Known Use: 1687

Rhymes with SMUGGLE

guggle, juggle, snuggle, struggle