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- Dictionarythug/θʌɡ/
noun
- 1. a violent, aggressive person, especially one who is a criminal: "he was attacked by a gang of thugs"
- 2. a member of a group or organization of robbers and assassins in India who waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travellers, and stole their belongings. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s. historical
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THUG definition: 1. a man who acts violently, especially to commit a crime: 2. a man who acts violently, especially…. Learn more.
Thug definition: a violent, lawless, or vicious person, especially one who commits a crime such as assault, robbery, or murder. See examples of THUG used in a sentence.
The meaning of THUG is a violent or brutish criminal or bully. How to use thug in a sentence. Usage of Thug: Usage Guide
A thug is a bad guy or a bully, especially a violent one. A thug might break into someone's house, push its owners around, and steal their TV. It's hard to reason with thugs, since they'd rather intimidate and physically hurt people than talk.
Define thug. thug synonyms, thug pronunciation, thug translation, English dictionary definition of thug. n. 1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum. 2. also Thug One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in...
Definition of thug noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
thug. (θʌg ) Word forms: plural thugs. countable noun. You can refer to a violent person or criminal as a thug. [disapproval] ...the cowardly thugs who mug old people. Synonyms: ruffian, hooligan, tough, heavy [slang] More Synonyms of thug. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
What does the word thug mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word thug. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word thug? About 1 occurrence per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word thug pronounced? British English. /θʌɡ/
an unpleasant person who behaves violently. (Definition of thug from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of thug. in Chinese (Traditional) 惡棍, 暴徒, 罪犯… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 恶棍, 暴徒, 罪犯… See more. in Spanish. matón, gamberro/rra [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more. in Portuguese.
thug meaning, definition, what is thug: a violent man: Learn more.
