Definition of smuggle
smuggled
;smuggling
play \-g(ə-)liŋ\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
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Examples of smuggle in a Sentence
He was arrested for smuggling drugs into the country.
They smuggled immigrants across the border.
The paintings had been smuggled out of the country before the war.
We smuggled his favorite sandwich past the nurse.
Recent Examples of smuggle from the Web
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Things like gauze and energy bars are mailed, but radios and gas masks are sent on charter planes or smuggled across the border.
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A federal judge has scheduled a September sentencing for a former Delaware prison guard who was charged with smuggling drugs and cellphones to inmates at the maximum security prison in Smyrna in return for bribes.
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In this revival of the cheesy ’90s TV series, lifeguards Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron bare their pecs and go after a beachside drug-smuggling operation.
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Israel has signaled that the targets were smuggling sophisticated weapons to Lebanon.
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Israel has signaled that the targets were smuggling sophisticated weapons to Lebanon.
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Israel has signaled that the targets were smuggling sophisticated weapons to Lebanon.
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Arcuri said the Sheriff's Office believes the cocaine that led to Crawford's death was smuggled into the jail by another inmate, Darrell Fuller Jr. Fuller, 29, now faces a second-degree murder charge for supplying Crawford with the drugs.
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Chinese families and companies might start smuggling more money out of the country, further weakening the financial system.
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Origin and Etymology of smuggle
Low German smuggeln & Dutch smokkelen
SMUGGLE Defined for English Language Learners
smuggle
playDefinition of smuggle for English Language Learners
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: to move (someone or something) from one country into another illegally and secretly
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: to take or bring (something) secretly
SMUGGLE Defined for Kids
smuggle
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smuggled
;smuggling
1 : to export or import secretly and unlawfully They smuggled stolen goods.
2 : to take or bring secretly It had been my intention to smuggle a couple of sandwiches … — Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee
smuggler
\ˈsmə-glər\ nounLaw Dictionary
smuggle
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smuggled
smuggling
transitive verb
intransitive verb
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