SMUGGLE


Meaning of SMUGGLE in English

[verb] [T] - to take (things or people) to or from a country or place illegally and/or secretlyWhen import taxes on goods are high, there is a greater chance that they will be smuggled. [T]Tougher measures are needed to prevent drugs being smuggled into prisons.He was arrested when he tried to smuggle a knife into the House of Commons.To avoid complex and time-consuming official procedures, some couples who are desperate to adopt children try to smuggle them into Britain. [T]She has admitted to trying to smuggle 26 kilos of heroin out of the country.They allegedly smuggled 75 tons of cocaine into the United States in the 1980s.He was sentenced to 13 years in jail for smuggling arms and explosives.Smuggling illegal aliens into the United States has become big business.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.