smuggling
NounUS[smuhg-ling]/ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/2–3 syllablesalso [smuhg-uh-ling] /ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ/
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is dueType of importing, importationKinds gunrunning
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“smuggling” is listed under Smuggle.
Smug′gle transitive verb [past tense & past participle Smuggled; present participle & verbal noun Smuggling.]
Origin: 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 eat in secret, AS. sm…gan to creep. See Smock.
1. To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; as, to smuggle lace.
2. Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54