thug
/ʈʰɑɡ/
Dictionary
noun
- Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.
- In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
- A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
verb
- To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does.
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