smuggle (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *smuggle*:
VERB	possession	smuggle	import or export without paying customs duties

smuggle > pronunciation
Sounds	smah'gahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *smuggle*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	import or export without paying customs duties.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Model	They smuggle the food to the people; They smuggle the people the food
Example	"She smuggled cigarettes across the border"
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Category	crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking	(criminal law) an act punishable by law
Broader	export	sell or transfer abroad
Broader	import	bring in from abroad
Spanish	contrabandear
Nouns	smuggler	someone who imports or exports without paying duties
Nouns	smuggling	secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

HyperDic: smuggle