Definition of smuggle Smuggle
/smʌˈgʌl/ - [smugul] - smug•gle
We found 12 definitions of smuggle from 6 different sources.
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What does smuggle mean?
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| smuggle - import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border" | ||
| export cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa" | ||
| import transfer (electronic data) into a database or document | ||
| criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, crime, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" | ||
| commercialism, mercantilism, commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- smuggle (v. t.)
To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; as, to smuggle lace. - smuggle (v. t.)
Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely. - smuggle (v. i.)
To import or export in violation of the customs laws.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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smuggle
To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties. -
smuggle
The clandestine transportation of goods or persons in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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smuggle
smug′l, v.t. to import or export without paying the legal duty: to convey secretly.—ns. Smugg′ler, one who smuggles: a vessel used in smuggling; Smugg′ling, defrauding the government of revenue by the evasion of custom-duties or excise-taxes. [Low Ger. smuggeln, cog. with Ger. schmuggeln; Dut. smuigen, to eat secretly.] -
smuggle
smug′l, v.t. to fondle, cuddle
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🔤- smuggle, verb, present, 1st person singular of smuggle (infinitive).
- smuggle, verb (infinitive).
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