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tough - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
tough
Definition
(noun) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
Synonyms
:
street fighter
Definition
(noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal
Synonyms
:
goon
,
hood
,
hoodlum
,
punk
,
strong-armer
,
thug
,
toughie
Definition
(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow
Synonyms
:
bully
,
hooligan
,
roughneck
,
rowdy
,
ruffian
,
yob
,
yobbo
,
yobo
Definition
(adj) not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Example Sentence
a tough character
Definition
(adj) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Synonyms
:
rugged
Example Sentence
a rugged competitive examination
the rugged conditions of frontier life
the competition was tough
it's a tough life
it was a tough job
Definition
(adj) physically toughened
Synonyms
:
toughened
Example Sentence
the tough bottoms of his feet
Definition
(adj) substantially made or constructed
Synonyms
:
sturdy
Example Sentence
sturdy steel shelves
sturdy canvas
a tough all-weather fabric
some plastics are as tough as metal
Definition
(adj) violent and lawless
Synonyms
:
ruffianly
Example Sentence
the more ruffianly element
tough street gangs
Definition
(adj) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Synonyms
:
bad
Example Sentence
my throat feels bad
she felt bad all over
he was feeling tough after a restless night
Definition
(adj) resistant to cutting or chewing
Definition
(adj) unfortunate or hard to bear
Synonyms
:
hard
Example Sentence
had hard luck
a tough break
Definition
(adj) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Synonyms
:
baffling
,
elusive
,
knotty
,
problematic
,
problematical
Example Sentence
a baffling problem
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
a problematic situation at home
Word used in video below:
text: this morning but she's a tough old bird
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