crook vs thug

crook and thug both are nouns.

crook and thug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No
thug	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, thug is a hyponym of crook; that is, thug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crook:

crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
thug: an aggressive and violent young criminal

Other hyponyms of crook include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

crook (noun)	thug (noun)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped	an aggressive and violent young criminal
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a circular segment of a curve

crook (verb)	thug (verb)
bend or cause to bend	Acting like a criminal or antisocially but with positive connotations

Difference between crook and thug

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