muled
Carried contraband covertly
Muled is the past tense of mule, meaning to transport contraband—typically drugs—by concealing it on or inside one's body.
A person who does this is a mule: She muled cocaine across the border in her luggage.
The term derives from the pack animal's role as a carrier of burdens.
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
narcotics · courier · border · customs · trafficking · swallowed · concealed · cartel · transport · illegal
carried
Moved while holding
- loadedWeighted or wealthy
- packedFilled to capacity
- transportedMoved between locations
burdened · laden · cargo · freight · supplies · gear · equipment · shouldered · lugged · schlepped
legality of transport
muleddeclared
Stated with authority
disclosed · documented · inspected · above-board · on the books
- work like a muleToil with stubborn persistence
- stubborn as a muleExtremely obstinate comparison
- drug mulesIllicit substance transporters
- as stubborn as a muleExtremely resistant to change
- pack muleLoad-bearing equine
- worked like a muleLabored extremely hard
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