un smuggled
əl verb (used with object)
1.
to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
2.
to bring, take, put, etc., surreptitiously: She smuggled the gun into the jail inside a cake.
verb (used without object)
3.
to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or in violation of the law.
Origin:
1680–90; < Low German smuggeln; cognate with German schmuggeln
1680–90; < Low German smuggeln; cognate with German schmuggeln
Related forms
smug·gler, noun
an·ti·smug·gling, adjective
un·smug·gled, adjective
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smuggle (ˈsmʌɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by away) | |
| 1. | to import or export (prohibited or dutiable goods) secretly |
| 2. | (tr; |
| 3. | to conceal; hide |
| [C17: from Low German smukkelen and Dutch smokkelen, perhaps from Old English smūgen to creep; related to Old Norse smjūga] | |
| 'smuggler | |
| —n | |
| 'smuggling | |
| —n | |
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Un smuggled
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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