Topic: CRIME
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Low German |
| Origin: | smuggeln and Dutch smokkelen |
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smug‧gle
[transitive]
[transitive]1SCC to take something or someone illegally from one country to another
smuggle something into/out of/from something
Illegal immigrants are smuggled into the country by boat.
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