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• smug|gle — «SMUHG uhl», verb, gled, gling. –v.t. 1. to bring into or take out of a country secretly and against the law, especially without the payment of legal duties: »It is a crime to smuggle goods into the United States. 2. Figurative. to bring, take,… …   Useful english dictionary

• smug — smug·gle; smug·gle·able; smug·gler; smug·ly; smug·ness; smug; …   English syllables

• gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… …   English syllables

• smuggle — smug·gle …   English syllables

• smuggle — smug•gle [[t]ˈsmʌg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling 1) to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, esp. without payment of legal duty 2) to bring, take, put, etc., surreptitiously 3) to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or… …   From formal English to slang

• smuggle — smug|gle [ˈsmʌgəl] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Low German; Origin: smuggeln and Dutch smokkelen] 1.) to take something or someone illegally from one country to another smuggle sth across sth ▪ The guns were smuggled across the border. smuggle sth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• smuggle — smug|gle [ smʌgl ] verb transitive to take someone or something secretly and illegally into or out of a country, especially as a way of earning money: The punishment is harsh for smuggling drugs into the country. a. to take someone or something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• smuggleable — smug·gle·able …   English syllables

• smuggle — smug·gle / smə gəl/ vb smug·gled, smug·gling vt: to import or export secretly and illegally esp. to avoid paying duties or to evade enforcement of laws smuggle drugs convicted of smuggling weapons vi: to export or import something in violation of …   Law dictionary

• Smuggle — Smug gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smuggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smuggling}.] [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG. smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D. smuigen to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English