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thug
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
thug
(noun)
thug
/
ˈ
θʌg/
noun
plural
thugs
thug
/
ˈ
θʌg/
noun
plural
thugs
Britannica Dictionary definition of THUG
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count
]
:
a violent criminal
a gang of
thugs
He was beaten and robbed by street
thugs
.
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— thuggish
/
ˈ
θʌgɪʃ/
adjective
[
more thuggish; most thuggish
]
thuggish
violence/behavior
a
thuggish
regime
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