verb (used with object), smug·gled, smug·gling.
- to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- to bring, take, put, etc., surreptitiously: She smuggled the gun into the jail inside a cake.
verb (used without object), smug·gled, smug·gling.
- to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or in violation of the law.
verb
- to import or export (prohibited or dutiable goods) secretly
- (tr; often foll by into or out of) to bring or take secretly, as against the law or rules
- (tr foll by away) to conceal; hide
“import or export secretly and contrary to law,” 1680s, of Low German or Dutch origin (see smuggler). Related: Smuggled; smuggling.