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smuggle

Pronunciation: /ˈsmʌg(ə)l/

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Definition of smuggle

verb

[with object]

move (goods) illegally into or out of a country:he’s been smuggling cigarettes from Gibraltar into Spain (as noun smuggling)cocaine smuggling has increased alarmingly
[with object and adverbial of direction] convey (someone or something) somewhere secretly and illicitly:he smuggled out a message