Search results
- Dictionarysmuggle/ˈsmʌɡl/
verb
- 1. move (goods) illegally into or out of a country: "he's been smuggling cigarettes from Gibraltar into Spain"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
SMUGGLE definition: 1. to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally: 2. to take things or…. Learn more.
Jun 25, 2012 · The meaning of SMUGGLE is to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law. How to use smuggle in a sentence.
Smuggle definition: to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.. See examples of SMUGGLE used in a sentence.
smuggle something/somebody (+ adv./prep.) to take, send or bring goods or people secretly and illegally into or out of a country, etc. They were caught smuggling diamonds into the country. He managed to smuggle a gun into the prison.
verb. If someone smuggles things or people into a place or out of it, they take them there illegally or secretly. ...speculation that the Arctic Sea is being used for smuggling weapons. [VERB noun] The gang was allegedly smuggling migrants from Calais to Britain. [VERB noun preposition]
If you import or export something without paying customs duties, you smuggle it. All kinds of things have been smuggled over the years: art, alcohol, drugs, animals, even tea!
To bring into a country (an item) secretively and intentionally without declaring the item to customs officials and paying the associated duties or taxes on it, in violation of the law. 2. To bring in or take out illicitly or by stealth: smuggled homemade popcorn into the theater. v.intr. To engage in smuggling.
