Plural of thug
regular plural
The plural of thug is thugs.
Forms of thug
| Singular | thug /θʌɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | thugs |
| Countable | countable |
Thugs in a sentence
- Every summer brought the prospect of the dragonships snaking their way upriver, each vessel filled with thirty or more rapacious thugs.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000...
- The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.From the entry ragtag
- They were faring in the jungle, when in a stound they fell among a band of thugs.From the entry fall among
- The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.From the entry bash
- I got beaten up by thugs on my way home.From the entry beat up
Meaning of thug
- noun A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
- noun A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
- noun A criminal that extorts people.
Questions about the plural of thug
- What is the plural of thug?
- The plural of thug is thugs.
- Is thug countable?
- Thug is a countable noun.
Source and license
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