verb

smuggle

to smuggle

He tried to smuggle drugs into the country.

He tried to smuggle drugs into the country.

They smuggled the letter out of the prison.

They smuggled the letter out of the prison.

((sth.)) ((into/out of/across sth.)) to smuggle (sth.) (into/out of/across sth.) He tried to smuggle drugs into the country.

Synonyms: traffic, run; Antonyms: declare, import legally

From Middle Low German or Dutch 'smuggelen'.

It sounds a bit like 'snuggle'. Picture someone snuggling items under their jacket to smuggle them.

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