Meaning of tough
Definition of tough
(adj)
not
given
to
gentleness
or sentimentality; "a
tough
character"
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"
physically
toughened; "the
tough
bottoms of his feet"
substantially
made
or constructed; "sturdy
steel
shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a
tough
all-weather
fabric"; "some plastics are as
tough
as metal"
violent
and lawless; "the
more
ruffianly element"; "tough
street
gangs"
feeling
physical
discomfort
or
pain
(`tough' is
occasionally
used
colloquially
for `bad'); "my
throat
feels bad"; "she
felt
bad all over"; "he was
feeling
tough
after
a
restless
night"
resistant
to
cutting
or
chewing
unfortunate
or
hard
to bear; "had
hard
luck"; "a
tough
break"
making
great
mental
demands;
hard
to
comprehend
or
solve
or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I
faced
the knotty
problem
of what to
have
for breakfast"; "a problematic
situation
at home"
(noun)
someone
who
learned
to
fight
in the streets
rather
than
being
formally
trained
in the
sport
of
boxing
an
aggressive
and
violent
young
criminal
a
cruel
and
brutal
fellow
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