smuggled

CEFRC1

/smˈʌɡəld/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Taken secretly across a border illegally.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of smuggle

Examples

  • Tom ate the chocolate donut that I had smuggled into the hospital.

  • Tom smuggled a bottle of whiskey into Mary's hospital room.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2

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Question 1 · Quick check

The criminals blank diamonds across the border in a secret compartment hidden in the car.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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