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Definition of thug noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

thug

noun

noun

NAmE//θʌɡ//

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a violent person, especially a criminal a gang of thugs

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thuggish

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NAmE//ˈθʌɡɪʃ//

adjective thuggish brutalitySee thug in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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