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smuggle

/ˈsmʌɡl/

/ˈsmʌɡəl/

smuggleverb

smuggled

Past Simple

smuggled

Past Participle

smuggling

Gerund

/ˈsmʌɡl/

/ˈsmʌɡəl/

Translations

провозить контрабандой

They tried to smuggle goods across the border.

Они пытались провозить товары через границу.

Definitions

To move goods illegally into or out of a country.

They were caught trying to smuggle drugs across the border.

To convey something secretly or illicitly.

She managed to smuggle a note to her friend during the exam.

To move people or animals illegally or secretly into or out of a place, especially across a border.

The cartel smuggled dozens of migrants across the border each week.

Synonyms

illegally transport

bring in secretly