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smuggled
Variant of smuggle
smuggle
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smug·gle (smug′əl)
transitive verb smuggled -·gled, smuggling -·gling
- to bring into or take out of a country secretly, under illegal conditions or without paying the required import or export duties
- to bring, take, carry, etc. secretly or stealthily
Etymology: < LowG smuggeln, akin to OE smugan, to creep: for IE base see smock
intransitive verb
to practice smuggling; be a smuggler
Related Forms:
- smuggler smug′·gler noun
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