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thug


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thug  \Thug\,  n. 
  An  assassin;  a  ruffian;  a  rough.  ``Thugs  and  midnight 
  rounders.''  --The  Century. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thug  \Thug\,  n.  [Hind.  thag  a  deceiver,  robber.] 
  One  of  an  association  of  robbers  and  murderers  in  India  who 
  practiced  murder  by  stealthy  approaches,  and  from  religious 
  motives.  They  have  been  nearly  exterminated  by  the  British 
  government. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  thug 
  n  :  an  aggressive  young  criminal  [syn:  {hood},  {hoodlum},  {goon}, 
  {punk},  {tough},  {toughie}] 




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