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Quick definitions from WordNet (tough)
▸ noun: a cruel and brutal fellow
▸ noun: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
▸ noun: an aggressive and violent young criminal
▸ adjective: tough to cut or chew
▸ adjective: physically toughened ("The tough bottoms of his feet")
▸ adjective: not given to gentleness or sentimentality ("A tough character")
▸ adjective: violent and lawless ("Tough street gangs")
▸ adjective: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') ("He was feeling tough after a restless night")
▸ adjective: substantially made or constructed ("A tough all-weather fabric")
▸ adjective: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution ("The competition was tough")
▸ adjective: unfortunate or hard to bear ("A tough break")
▸ Also see toughs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to tough
▸ Usage examples for tough
▸ Popular adjectives describing tough
▸ Popular nouns described by tough
▸ Words that often appear near tough
▸ Rhymes of tough
▸ Invented words related to tough
▸ noun: a cruel and brutal fellow
▸ noun: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
▸ noun: an aggressive and violent young criminal
▸ adjective: tough to cut or chew
▸ adjective: physically toughened ("The tough bottoms of his feet")
▸ adjective: not given to gentleness or sentimentality ("A tough character")
▸ adjective: violent and lawless ("Tough street gangs")
▸ adjective: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') ("He was feeling tough after a restless night")
▸ adjective: substantially made or constructed ("A tough all-weather fabric")
▸ adjective: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution ("The competition was tough")
▸ adjective: unfortunate or hard to bear ("A tough break")
▸ Also see toughs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to tough
▸ Usage examples for tough
▸ Popular adjectives describing tough
▸ Popular nouns described by tough
▸ Words that often appear near tough
▸ Rhymes of tough
▸ Invented words related to tough