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Tough Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Tough? [n] a cruel and brutal fellow [n] an aggressive and violent young criminal [n] someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing [adj] feeling physical discomfort or pain; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in"he was feeling tough after a restless night") [adj] substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" [adj] very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job" [adj] unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" [adj] tough to cut or chew [adj] physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" [adj] not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" [adj] violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Tough: bad \| bully \| calloused \| cartilaginous \| chewy \| coriaceous \| difficult \| enured \| fibrous \| goon \| gristly \| hard \| hard-bitten \| hard-boiled \| hardened \| hempen \| hood \| hoodlum \| hooligan \| inured \| leathered \| leatherlike \| leathery \| pugnacious \| punk \| roughneck \| rowdy \| rubbery \| ruffian \| ruffianly \| rugged \| sinewy \| street fighter \| stringy \| strong-armer \| sturdy \| thickened \| thug \| toughened \| toughie \| tough-minded \| unchewable \| uncomfortable \| unsentimental \| violent \| weather-beaten \| yob \| yobbo \| yobo Related Terms \| Find terms related to Tough: See Also \| aggressor \| assailant \| assaulter \| attacker \| battler \| belligerent \| bullyboy \| combatant \| criminal \| crook \| experienced \| felon \| fighter \| inedible \| insensitive \| malefactor \| muscleman \| outlaw \| plug-ugly \| scrapper \| skinhead \| strong \| tough guy \| uneatable Tough In Webster's Dictionary \Tough\, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough. ``Tough roots and stubs. '' --Milton. 2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews. --Cowper. A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . . Tough to the last, and with no toil to tire. --Dryden. The basis of his character was caution combined with tough tenacity of purpose. --J. A. Symonds. 3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm. 4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow. So tough a frame she could not bend. --Dryden. 5. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] `` A tough debate. '' --Fuller. {To make it tough}, to make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard matter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Tough Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tough?

[n] a cruel and brutal fellow
[n] an aggressive and violent young criminal
[n] someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
[adj] feeling physical discomfort or pain; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in"he was feeling tough after a restless night")
[adj] substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
[adj] very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
[adj] unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
[adj] tough to cut or chew
[adj] physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
[adj] not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
[adj] violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"

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Tough In Webster's Dictionary

\Tough\, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE.
tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG.
z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close
to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.]
1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness;
   yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting
   great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably
   tough. ``Tough roots and stubs. '' --Milton.

2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong;
   as, tough sinews. --Cowper.

         A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . . Tough
         to the last, and with no toil to tire. --Dryden.

         The basis of his character was caution combined with
         tough tenacity of purpose.            --J. A.
                                               Symonds.

3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as,
   tough phlegm.

4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.

         So tough a frame she could not bend.  --Dryden.

5. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] `` A tough
   debate. '' --Fuller.

{To make it tough}, to make it a matter of difficulty; to
   make it a hard matter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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