Term | smuggle (v.) |
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Synonym | smug‧gle /ˈsmʌɡəl/ verb [transitive] 1. to take something or someone illegally from one country to another 2. informal to take something or someone secretly to a place where they are not allowed to be |
Meaning | (1) 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) smuggle something into something -> He smuggled his notes into the exam. |
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