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thug

UK
/θʌg/
US
/θʌg/

Translations

thugnoun
thugs
pl
UK
/θʌg/
US
/θʌg/
The school had a problem with thugs bullying other students.
В школе была проблема с хулиганами, которые запугивали других учеников.
The thug threatened the shopkeeper with a knife.
Бандит угрожал владельцу магазина ножом.
The gang of thugs roamed the streets at night.
Банда головорезов бродила по улицам ночью.
Additional translations
громила
разбойник
Synonyms
thuggee
brute
bully
ruffian
hooligan
delinquent
gangster
criminal
thugverb
thugged
Past Simple
thugged
Past Participle
thugging
Gerund
Slang, chiefly US.
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’.
Synonyms
intimidating
rough
lawless
criminal
brutal
thuggish
menacing
ruthless
savage
brutish
violent

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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