smuggles
Sneaks goods across
Smuggles is the third-person singular of smuggle, meaning to move goods or people illegally across borders or past checkpoints, typically to avoid taxes, laws, or detection: He smuggles cigarettes across the border.
The word extends to any secretive conveyance: She smuggles snacks into the movie theater.
Trades, often unlawfully
- concealsKeeps from being seen
- transportsMoves between locations
- hidesConceals or animal skins
- stashesConceals or hidden stores
bootlegs · runs · couriers · mules · borders · customs · checkpoints · false bottoms
Drugs inducing sleep, numbness
- weaponsTools for fighting
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- firearmsWeapons using explosive propulsion
diamonds · gold · antiquities · wildlife · ivory · cigarettes · alcohol · counterfeit
Moves with furtive care
- slipsMinor mistakes made
- passesGoes beyond or through
- introducesBrings into contact
- insertsItems placed within others
plants · injects · embeds · weaves · threads · infiltrates · maneuvers · slides
Act of hiding something
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- hollowed-outEmptied of interior contents
- false papersFraudulent official documentation
decoys · tunnels · boats · drones · backpacks · suitcases · vehicles · shipping containers
traffics
Trades, often unlawfully
- concealsKeeps from being seen
- transportsMoves between locations
- hidesConceals or animal skins
stashes · bootlegs · runs · couriers · mules · borders · customs · checkpoints · false bottoms · swallows
narcotics
Drugs inducing sleep, numbness
- weaponsTools for fighting
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
firearms · diamonds · gold · antiquities · wildlife · ivory · cigarettes · alcohol · counterfeit · currency
sneaks
Moves with furtive care
- slipsMinor mistakes made
- passesGoes beyond or through
- introducesBrings into contact
inserts · plants · injects · embeds · weaves · threads · infiltrates · maneuvers · slides · tucks
concealment
Act of hiding something
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- hollowed-outEmptied of interior contents
false papers · decoys · tunnels · boats · drones · backpacks · suitcases · vehicles · shipping containers · body cavities
smugglesconfiscates
Takes property by authority
seizes · intercepts · impounds · surrenders · forfeits
- arms smugglingIllegal weapons trafficking
- drug smugglingIllegal transport of narcotics
- smuggling ringsCriminal networks transporting contraband
- human smugglingIllegal transport of persons
- people smugglingIllegally transporting persons across borders
- smuggling routePath for moving contraband