thug
A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organizationA person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
» I know Tom is a thug.
Значение
значений: 8A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
A criminal that extorts people.
A person who use intimidation to coerce others.
(историческое)One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and sacrificed their victims to her.
One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta.
An overvigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand.
Примеры
предложений: 66I know Tom is a thug.
I know that Tom is a thug.
Tom has been acting like a thug.
Are you a thug?
Tom was a thug.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Borrowed from Hindustani ठग (ṭhag) / ٹھگ (ṭhag, “swindler, fraud, cheat”), further derivedBorrowed from Hindustani ठग (ṭhag) / ٹھگ (ṭhag, “swindler, fraud, cheat”), further derived from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga), of uncertain origin. See there for more.
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