smuggling
nounUK /ˈsmʌɡ.əl.ɪŋ/
US /ˈsmʌɡ.əl.ɪŋ/
The act of secretly moving things or people across a border when it is against the law.
The police caught the men smuggling rare birds in their suitcases.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of carrying something secretly into a place where it is not allowed.
He was caught smuggling snacks into the movie theater.
3. The business of bringing goods into a country without paying the required taxes.
Smuggling costs the government millions in lost taxes each year.
4. Secretly bringing a person into or out of a place illegally.
They were arrested for smuggling people across the border.