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smuggle
smug·gle S0502900 (smŭg′əl)v. smug·gled, smug·gling, smug·gles v.tr.1. a. To bring into a country (a prohibited item) secretively and intentionally, in violation of the law.b. 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.
[Probably Low German smukkeln, smuggeln or Middle Dutch smokkelen.]
smug′gler n.smuggle (ˈsmʌɡəl) vb1. (Law) to import or export (prohibited or dutiable goods) secretly2. (tr; often foll by into or out of) to bring or take secretly, as against the law or rules3. (foll by: away) to conceal; hide[C17: from Low German smukkelen and Dutch smokkelen, perhaps from Old English smūgen to creep; related to Old Norse smjūga] ˈsmuggler n ˈsmuggling nsmug•gle (ˈsmʌg əl)
v. -gled, -gling. v.t. 1. to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, esp. without payment of legal duty. 2. to bring, take, put, etc., surreptitiously. v.i. 3. to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or in violation of the law. [1680–90; < Low German smuggeln; c. German schmuggeln] smug′gler, n. smuggle
Past participle: smuggled
Gerund: smuggling
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| I smuggle | | you smuggle | | he/she/it smuggles | | we smuggle | | you smuggle | | they smuggle |
| Preterite |
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| I smuggled | | you smuggled | | he/she/it smuggled | | we smuggled | | you smuggled | | they smuggled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am smuggling | | you are smuggling | | he/she/it is smuggling | | we are smuggling | | you are smuggling | | they are smuggling |
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| I have smuggled | | you have smuggled | | he/she/it has smuggled | | we have smuggled | | you have smuggled | | they have smuggled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was smuggling | | you were smuggling | | he/she/it was smuggling | | we were smuggling | | you were smuggling | | they were smuggling |
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| I had smuggled | | you had smuggled | | he/she/it had smuggled | | we had smuggled | | you had smuggled | | they had smuggled |
| Future |
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| I will smuggle | | you will smuggle | | he/she/it will smuggle | | we will smuggle | | you will smuggle | | they will smuggle |
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| I will have smuggled | | you will have smuggled | | he/she/it will have smuggled | | we will have smuggled | | you will have smuggled | | they will have smuggled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be smuggling | | you will be smuggling | | he/she/it will be smuggling | | we will be smuggling | | you will be smuggling | | they will be smuggling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been smuggling | | you have been smuggling | | he/she/it has been smuggling | | we have been smuggling | | you have been smuggling | | they have been smuggling |
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| I will have been smuggling | | you will have been smuggling | | he/she/it will have been smuggling | | we will have been smuggling | | you will have been smuggling | | they will have been smuggling |
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| I had been smuggling | | you had been smuggling | | he/she/it had been smuggling | | we had been smuggling | | you had been smuggling | | they had been smuggling |
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| I would smuggle | | you would smuggle | | he/she/it would smuggle | | we would smuggle | | you would smuggle | | they would smuggle |
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| I would have smuggled | | you would have smuggled | | he/she/it would have smuggled | | we would have smuggled | | you would have smuggled | | they would have smuggled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | smuggle - import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border"crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)import - bring in from abroadexport - sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance" |
smuggleverb sneak, spirit, slip, bring illegally Had it really been impossible to find someone who could smuggle out a letter?smuggleverb1. To import or export secretly and illegally:bootleg, run.Idiom: run contraband.2. To bring in or take out secretly:sneak, spirit.Translationssmuggle (ˈsmagl) verb1. to bring (goods) into, or send them out from, a country illegally, or without paying duty. He was caught smuggling (several thousand cigarettes through the Customs). 走私，偷運 走私，偷运 2. to send or take secretly. I smuggled some food out of the kitchen. 偷帶 偷带ˈsmuggler noun a person who smuggles. 走私者 走私者ˈsmuggling nounthe laws against smuggling; drug-smuggling. 走私 走私smuggle
smuggle (someone or something) acrossTo transport someone or something across (some place or border) in a surreptitious or hidden manner, especially when it is illegal to do so. A: "I really miss the fresh salami they make back home, but I can't bring it through customs with me." B: "I'll try to smuggle some across for you the next time I come to visit." The man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling people across the border.See also: across, smugglesmuggle (someone or something) in (something or some place)1. To transport someone or something in (to something or some place) in a surreptitious or hidden manner, especially when it is illegal to do so. A: "I really miss the fresh salami they make back home, but I can't bring it through customs." B: "I'll try to smuggle some in with me the next time I come to visit." I tried smuggling my friend in the party by having her hide in a suitcase that I said had stereo equipment in it.2. To hide someone or something inside of something in order to transport them or it without being seen or noticed, especially when it is illegal to do so. He was caught smuggling narcotics in his luggage. The group ran an operation smuggling runaway slaves in coffins that they transported in wagons from the South to the North.See also: smugglesmuggle (someone or something) into (some place)To transport someone or something into some place in a surreptitious or hidden manner, especially when it is illegal to do so. A: "I really miss the fresh salami they make back home, but I can't bring it through customs with me." B: "I'll try to smuggle some into the country for you the next time I come to visit." I tried smuggling my friend into the party by having her hide in a suitcase that I said had stereo equipment in it.See also: smugglesmuggle (someone or something) past (someone or something)To transport someone or something across some border or past a person or organization who monitors such a border in a surreptitious or hidden manner, especially when it is illegal to do so. A: "I really miss the fresh salami they make back home, but I can't bring it through customs with me." B: "I'll try to smuggle some past customs for you the next time I come to visit." They had been smuggling drugs past the border patrol by hiding them inside of tubs of ice cream.See also: past, smugglesmuggle (someone or something) through (something or some place)To transport someone or something across some border or past an organization that monitors it in a surreptitious or hidden manner, especially when it is illegal to do so. A: "I really miss the fresh salami they make back home, but I can't bring it through customs with me." B: "I'll try to smuggle some through customs for you the next time I come to visit." I managed to smuggle nearly three pounds of weed through the border.See also: smuggle, throughsmuggle someone or something across somethingto move someone or something across a border illegally and in secret. The terrorists smuggled one of their number across the border last night. Larry helped smuggle contraband across the border.See also: across, smugglesmuggle someone or something into some place and smuggle someone or something into move someone or something across a border into a place illegally and in secret. The secret agent smuggled his family into the country and then defected. He smuggled in his family. smuggle someone or something out of some place and smuggle someone or something out* to move someone or something across a border out of a place illegally and in secret. Judy smuggled her cousin out of the country in a van. she smuggled out her cousin.See also: place, smugglesmuggle someone or something past(someone or something) to move something past a guard or monitor illegally and in secret. We failed in our attempt to smuggle Mary past the border. It is easy to smuggle wine past the border guards.See also: past, smugglesmuggle someone or something through(something) to move something through a guard post or other barrier illegally and in secret. The officers smuggled the child through the barrier so he could be with his mother. We smuggled some other goods through, too.See also: smuggle, throughEncyclopediaSeesmugglingLegalSeeSmugglingFinancialSeeSmugglersmuggle
Synonyms for smuggleverb sneakSynonyms- sneak
- spirit
- slip
- bring illegally
Synonyms for smuggleverb to import or export secretly and illegallySynonymsverb to bring in or take out secretlySynonymsWords related to smuggleverb import or export without paying customs dutiesRelated Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- commerce
- commercialism
- mercantilism
- import
- export
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