verb
smuggle
SMUHG-uhl/ˈsmʌɡl/
To move someone or something secretly and illegally, especially across a border.
The traveler smuggles concealed goods past the customs boundary.
Etymology
Smuggeln denotes illegal transport of goods. English smuggle broadened from secretly importing or exporting goods to conveying something clandestinely, allowing the same verb to describe moving people.
In context
How are you going to smuggle them into Brackenfield? Inquired Elaine. I think all parcels that you take are examined. You can't put a cage of mice in your pocket or under your skirt.
More examples
- They smuggled the items abroad.
- Officials stopped a group smuggling goods.
- He smuggles rare objects in the story.
Forms
smuggle · smuggles · smuggled · smuggling
smuggler noun — someone who moves things illegally and secretly