/ ˈsmʌgl; NAmE / verb
[ vn , usually + adv. / prep. ] to take, send or bring goods or people secretly and illegally into or out of a country, etc. :
They were caught smuggling diamonds into the country.
He managed to smuggle a gun into the prison.
smuggled drugs
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Low German smuggelen , of unknown ultimate origin.