smug ‧ gle /ˈsmʌɡ ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Low German ; Origin: smuggeln and Dutch smokkelen ]
1 . to take something or someone illegally from one country to another
smuggle something across something
The guns were smuggled across the border.
smuggle something into/out of/from something
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
smuggle something into something
He smuggled his notes into the exam.