thug
11thug — [θʌg] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Hindi; Origin: thag thief , from Sanskrit sthaga bad man ] a violent man ▪ He was beaten up by a gang of young thugs …
12thug — [ θʌg ] noun count a man who is violent, especially a criminal …
13thug — (n.) 1810, member of a gang of murderers and robbers in India who strangled their victims, from Marathi thag, thak cheat, swindler, Hindi thag, perhaps from Skt. sthaga s cunning, fraudulent, possibly from sthagayati (he) covers, conceals, from… …
14thug — [n] hoodlum assassin, bandit, bully, criminal, delinquent, gang member, gangster, goon*, gorilla*, gunman, hired killer, hood, hooligan, killer, mobster, murderer, professional killer, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, troublemaker; concept 412 …
15Thug — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Thugs. Cet article fait partie de la série …
16Thug — The only thing that the words thief and thug have in common, aside from their first two letters, is that they suggest the felonious taking of what is not theirs. A thief may steal secretly or slyly a sneak thief. He might pick a pocket. A thug …
17thug — thuggery /thug euh ree/, n. thuggish, adj. /thug/, n. 1. a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer. 2. (sometimes cap.) one of a former group of professional robbers and murderers in India who strangled their victims. [1800 10; < Hindi thag …
18thug — noun 1》 a violent and aggressive man, especially a criminal. 2》 (Thug) historical a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India, suppressed by the British in the 1830s. Derivatives thuggery noun Word History Thug comes from the… …
19thug — UK [θʌɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms thug : singular thug plural thugs a man who is violent, especially a criminal …
20thug — [[t]θʌg[/t]] n. 1) a vicious criminal or ruffian 2) raj (sometimes cap.) a member of a fraternity of professional robbers and murderers in India, suppressed by the British in the 19th century • Etymology: 1800–10; < Hindi thag lit., rogue,… …
