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smuggle past

smuggle past verb: to illicitly or dishonestly get (something) through an inspection.

Verb

smuggle past (third-person singular simple present smuggles past, present participle smuggling past, simple past and past participle smuggled past)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To illicitly or dishonestly get (something) through an inspection.
    • It'll be in the hidden compartment of my bag when I go through the line, so don't worry, I'll be able to smuggle it past.

Forms of smuggle past

third-person singular presentsmuggles past
present participlesmuggling past
past participlesmuggled past
pastsmuggled past

Questions about smuggle past

What does smuggle past mean?
Smuggle past means to illicitly or dishonestly get (something) through an inspection.
What part of speech is smuggle past?
Smuggle past is a verb.
What is the past tense of smuggle past?
The past tense of smuggle past is smuggled past.

Words near smuggle past in the dictionary

  1. smuggish
  2. smuggishly
  3. smuggishness
  4. smugglable
  5. smuggle
  6. smuggle past
  7. smuggleable
  8. smuggled
  9. smuggled past
  10. smuggler
  11. smuggler's bible

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