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thug

UK
/θʌg/
US
/θʌg/

Translations

thugnoun
thugs
pl
UK
/θʌg/
US
/θʌg/
The police arrested a thug who was involved in the robbery.
La police a arrêté un truand impliqué dans le vol.
Additional translations
thugHistoire de l’Inde coloniale, membre d’une secte de bandits.
Synonyms
ruffian
hooligan
delinquent
gangster
criminal
brute
bully
thuggee
thugverb
thugged
Past Simple
thugged
Past Participle
thugging
Gerund
Slang, chiefly US.
He was thugged on his way home from work.
Il s’est fait agresser en rentrant du travail.
Additional translations
passer à tabacFamilier, pour une agression violente.
Synonyms
mug
beat
assault
rough up
bash
battery
batter
rob
strong-arm
muscle
intimidate
bully
roughhouse
thugadjective
more thug
Comp.
most thug
Super.
UK
/θʌɡ/
US
/θʌɡ/
Used attributively to denote something connected with violent or criminal behaviour – e.g. ‘thug culture’, ‘thug life’.
de voyou
The rapper cultivated a distinctly thug image.
Le rappeur cultivait une image de voyou très marquée.
Additional translations
criminelSurtout dans un registre descriptif ou journalistique.
Synonyms
thuggish
brutal
violent
brutish
savage
ruthless
menacing
intimidating
rough
lawless
criminal

Definitions

thugnoun
A violent person, especially a criminal.
The police arrested a thug who was involved in the robbery.
A member of a group of professional robbers and murderers in India who strangled their victims.
During the 19th century, British authorities prosecuted many thugs belonging to the Thuggee cult.
thugverb
To assault, mug, or intimidate (someone) in a violent manner.
He was thugged on his way home from work.
thugadjective
Characteristic of or associated with violent or criminal behaviour.
The rapper cultivated a distinctly thug image.
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