Definition of Thug
Thug
Thug


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(noun)
A violent or brutal person, especially a criminal.

e.g. The police arrested the thug who had been terrorizing the neighborhood.

(noun)
(historical) a member of the organization of robbers and murdered in 19th-century India who primarily targeted travelers and who were subdued by the British;

e.g. They worried that he was a thug who was trying to harm them.



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