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# smuggle

verb (smuggle, smuggles, smuggled, smuggling)

«smuggle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To take goods or people secretly and illegally into or out of a country, avoiding laws or taxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#m1)
2. (informal) To take something secretly into or out of a place where it is not allowed: sneaking sweets into a cinema. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons smugglers in Cornwall and other coasts hid brandy, tea and tobacco to avoid taxes. In news, people-smuggling and drug-smuggling are serious crimes. In everyday jokes, children «smuggle» snacks into class or a pet into the house.

### Examples

- Smugglers used caves to hide barrels of brandy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#x1)
- It is a crime to smuggle animals across borders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#x2)
- He smuggled a torch into bed to read his book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#x3)
- They tried to smuggle the puppy into the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#x4)
- Customs officers caught a man smuggling fake watches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#x5)
- We smuggled a cake into the classroom for the teacher's surprise party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb; double g. Person: «smuggler»; act: «smuggling». «Smuggle in» and «smuggle out» are common. Don't confuse with «snuggle» (cuddle up).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «smuggle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«smuggle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smuggle.html) on Mova free.