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Definition of smuggle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

smuggle

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈsmʌɡl//
 
smuggle something/somebody (+ adv./prep.)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they smuggle
 
he / she / it smuggles
 
past simple smuggled
 
-ing form smuggling
 
 
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to take, send, or bring goods or people secretly and illegally into or out of a country, etc. They were caught smuggling diamonds into the country. He managed to smuggle a gun into the prison. smuggled drugs We do not yet know how the bomb was smuggled abroad. Topic CollocationsCrimecommitting a crime
  • commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud/perjury
  • be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/human smuggling/human trafficking
  • engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
  • steal somebody's wallet/purse/watch/cell phone
  • rob a bank/a person/a tourist
  • break into/burglarize a house/a home/an apartment/an office
  • hijack a plane/ship/bus
  • smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/people/immigrants
  • launder (drug) money (through something)
  • forge documents/certificates/passports
  • take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
  • run a phishing scam/an e-mail scam/an Internet scam
fighting crime
  • combat/fight crime/terrorism/drug trafficking/corruption
  • prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
  • deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
  • reduce/tackle/crack down on gun/violent/street/property crime
  • foil a bank robbery/a terrorist plot
  • help/support/protect the victims of crime
investigating crime
  • report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/an incident to the police
  • witness a crime/an attack/a murder/an incident
  • investigate a murder/a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
  • conduct/launch/pursue/open an investigation (into…)
  • investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
  • examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
  • collect/gather forensic evidence/physical evidence
  • uncover/discover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
  • describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
  • question/interrogate a suspect/witness
  • solve/crack the case
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