smuggle

verb/ˈsmʌɡəl/

Frequency rank: #11,653 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to move goods or people secretly and illegally across a border.

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Example sentence

The criminals tried to smuggle diamonds across the border without paying taxes.

Synonyms & related words

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