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Thug

noun
/ʈʰɑɡ/
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounSomeone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
2.nounOne of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.
3.nounIn gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
4.nounA punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
5.verbTo commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does.

Synonyms

hoodlumgoonpunktoughtoughiehoodgangstagangsterbanditmuggerrobberthief

Rhymes With

snugsmugslugbugplugjugtugsprig
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