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smug·gle

smuggle

 
 
pronunciation:
smuh gl
part of speech: verb
inflections: smuggles, smuggling, smuggled
definition: When people smuggle something, they bring it out of one country and into another country in a way that is not legal. People smuggle in order to make money from selling the things they bring in. Smuggling is a crime.
The men tried to smuggle rare, wild birds into the country, but they got caught.
derivation: smuggler (n.)