Enter the word for search
thug
UK
/θʌg/
US
/θʌg/
thugs
pl
UK
/θʌg/
US
/θʌg/
Translations
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
Definitions
The police arrested a thug who was involved in the robbery.
During the 19th century, British authorities prosecuted many thugs belonging to the Thuggee cult.
thugged
Past Simple
thugged
Past Participle
thugging
Gerund
Slang, chiefly US.
Definitions
He was thugged on his way home from work.
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’.
Definitions
The rapper cultivated a distinctly thug image.