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smuggle

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈsmʌɡəl/

Forms: smuggling, smuggled

smuggle means: To secretly take goods across a border without paying the required taxes.

verb

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To secretly take goods across a border without paying the required taxes.

  • They smuggled cigarettes across the border.
  • Customs officers caught him trying to smuggle expensive watches.
  • The gang had smuggled tobacco into the country for years.

How to use it: smuggle something into somewhere (They smuggled tobacco into the country.); smuggle something across something (He smuggled watches across the border.)

Similar words: run

Common phrases: smuggle cigarettes, smuggle goods, smuggle across borders

Questions about smuggle

What does smuggle mean?

To secretly take goods across a border without paying the required taxes.

What is smuggle in other languages?

Türkçe: kaçakçılık yapmak · Español: introducir de contrabando · Français: faire passer en contrebande · Deutsch: schmuggeln · Italiano: contrabbandare · 日本語: 密輸する

How do you pronounce smuggle?

It is pronounced /ˈsmʌɡəl/.

How do you use smuggle in a sentence?

They smuggled cigarettes across the border. Customs officers caught him trying to smuggle expensive watches.

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