smuggling

CEFRC1

/smˈʌɡlɪŋ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The illegal secret movement of goods or people.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act of something being smuggled.

Examples

  • They said such a policy would lead to smuggling.

  • The police arrested him for smuggling.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of smuggle

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The police arrested the man for blank illegal drugs across the border last night.

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

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