EGAVE

thug

About 0.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
  2. noun A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
  3. noun A criminal that extorts people.
  4. noun A person who use intimidation to coerce others.
  5. noun One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and sacrificed their victims to her.
  6. noun One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta.
  7. noun An overvigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
  8. noun A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand.

Similar words

hoodlum goon punk tough toughie hood gangsta gangster bandit mugger

Often followed by

who and in with life was to or of

Word family

thuggeries thuggery thuggish thugs

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