thug

Speech parts

1. thug - Noun

2. thug - Verb

Meaning

One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

slayer bravo apache hood butch tinder highwayman barbarian gladiator bandit boor deuce vandal slug rogue
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Antonyms

marionette dearie seagull smiler deary star
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Hypernyms

malefactor criminal outlaw crook felon

Hyponyms

bully

Phrases with the word

hired thug

Anagrams

Guth

Examples

A BULAWAYO man who allegedly fatally stabbed a suspected thug who was trying to rob him at Centenary Park, appeared in court yesterday. Source: Internet

Adam and gary have been butting heads, with Adam determined to prove that he is a loan shark and a violent thug. Source: Internet

A thug has been captured on camera smacking a woman in the face with a skateboard so hard she instantly fell to the ground. Source: Internet

By the way, did you note realize the word “thug” has lost meaning due to over use by some here – relevant or irrelevant all the same. Source: Internet

All for a has-been / wannabe superpower of great natural beauty and bounty and truly remarkable people hijacked by a brutal thug who only understands power, fear, and aggression. Source: Internet

After he just gave away almost a milli in the video for “God’s Plan,” I’m willing to give Drake some grace (it still brings a thug… Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thuddingly Thue-Morse sequence Thueson thug life thugdom thugduggery