English verb: smuggle | |||
1. | smuggle (possession) import or export without paying customs duties | ||
Samples | She smuggled cigarettes across the border. | ||
Examples | They smuggle the food to the people, They smuggle the people the food | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | export, import | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, mercantilism, offence, offense | ||