smug‧gle /ˈsmʌɡ
əl/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Low German;
Origin: smuggeln and Dutch smokkelen]
1. to take something or someone illegally from one country to another
smuggle something across something
The guns were smuggled across the border.smuggle something into/out of/from something Illegal immigrants are smuggled into the country by boat.2. informal to take something or someone secretly to a place where they are not allowed to be
smuggle something into something He smuggled his notes into the exam. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲