Thug vs Thumb - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between thug and thumb

is that thug is a criminal with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire while thumb is the short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

As a verb thumb is

to touch or cover with the thumb.

thug

English

(wikipedia thug) From (etyl) . Thuggee was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in murdering and robbing travellers and known for strangling their victims, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century) to the 19th century. During of India, many Indian words passed into common English, and in 1810 thug referred to members of these Indian gangs. The sense was adopted more generally as "ruffian, cutthroat" by 1839.

Noun

(en noun)

A criminal with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire.

(dated) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped and offered their victims to her.

Synonyms

* See also

thumb

English

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Noun

(en noun)

The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

(computing) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

(colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.

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Synonyms

* (digit) pollex, digit I, first digit (anatomy) ; thumby (colloquial)

Hypernyms

* (digit) digit, finger

Hyponyms

* (digit) opposable thumb

Derived terms

(terms derived from the noun) * all fingers and thumbs * all thumbs * brown thumb * green thumb * opposable thumb * rule of thumb * stick out like a sore thumb * thumb a lift * thumb a ride * thumbboard * thumbnail * thumbpad * thumbprint * thumb-sketch or thumb sketch * thumbstick * thumb wrestle * thumbs up * under one's thumb * under the thumb

Verb

(en verb)

To touch or cover with the thumb.

to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon

To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.

(travel) To hitchhike

So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.

To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

* Macaulay

He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs.

Synonyms

* (to turn pages) browse, leaf, page, peruse

Derived terms

(terms derived from the verb) * thumb one's nose * thumb a lift * thumb a ride * well-thumbed