smuggles; smuggled; smuggling
1
: to move (someone or something) from one country into another illegally and secretly
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.
smuggled goods
2
informal
: to take or bring (something) secretly
We smuggled his favorite sandwich past the nurse.
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/smuggle. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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