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English

Etymology

tōh

Pronunciation


Adjective

  1. strong and resilient; sturdy
  2. : The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
  3. In the Context of difficult to cut or chew
  4. : To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
  5. rugged or physically hardy
  6. : Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
  7. In the Context of harsh or severe
  8. rowdy or rough
  9. : A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
  10. In the Context of difficult or demanding
  11. : This is a tough crowd.
  12. too bad!
  13. : If you don't like it, tough!
  14. (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking. See also toughness.


Noun

  1. A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
  2. Someone who exhibits courage and defience during a conflict. This is usually one of violence or potential violence.
  3. : They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.


Translations

Derived terms


tough call

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tough \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.
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2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong;
-- of objects and people; as, tough sinews. --Cowper.
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A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . .
Tough to the last, and with no toil to tire.
--Dryden.
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The basis of his character was caution combined with
tough tenacity of purpose. --J. A.
Symonds.
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3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as,
tough phlegm.
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4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
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So tough a frame she could not bend. --Dryden.
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5. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] " A tough
debate. " --Fuller.
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6. Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish; as, a tough job.
[PJC]

7. Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; -- of
people, or groups; as, a tough neighborhood; a tough
character.
[PJC]

To make it tough, to make it a matter of difficulty; to
make it a hard matter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English tough \tough\, n.
A person who is tough[7]; a ruffian; a thug; as, a cluster of
neighborhood toughs hanging out on the corner.
[PJC]
WordNet tough
adj 1: not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough
character" [ant: tender]
2: 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" [syn: rugged]
3: physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" [syn:
toughened] [ant: tender]
4: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves";
"sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some
plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: sturdy]
5: violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough
street gangs" [syn: ruffianly]
6: 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" [syn: bad]
7: tough to cut or chew [ant: tender]
8: unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough
break" [syn: hard]
n 1: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than
being formally trained in the sport of boxing [syn: {street
fighter}]
2: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum,
goon, punk, thug, toughie, strong-armer]
3: a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: bully, hooligan, ruffian,
roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo]
Moby Dictionary
Antaeus , Atlas , Briareus , Brobdingnagian , Charles Atlas , Cyclops ,
Goliath , Herculean , Hercules , Mafioso , OK , Polyphemus , Samson ,
Spartan , Spartanic , Superman , Tarzan , Titan , Young Turk , abiding ,
abstruse , ace-high , acute , adamant , adamantine , adherent , adhesive ,
age-long , aged , amylaceous , ancient , antique , arbitrary , arduous ,
astringent , athletic , austere , authoritarian , backbreaking , bad ,
baffling , bang-up , battler , beast , beldam , belligerent ,
belted knight , berserk , berserker , beyond one , bickerer , blade ,
bomber , bony , bonzer , boss , bravo , brawler , brawny , bruiser ,
brutal , brute , bulky , bulldogged , bulldoggish , bulldoggy ,
bullheaded , bully , bullyboy , burdensome , burly , but good , callous ,
cartilaginous , cement , cemental , chewy , chronic , clabbered , clammy ,
clingy , clotted , coagulated , cohesive , cold , colossus , combatant ,
competitor , complex , complicated , concrete , confirmed , constant ,
contender , contestant , continuing , cool , coriaceous , corking ,
corneous , crabbed , crackerjack , cramp , critical , crushing , curdled ,
cutting , dandy , delicate , delicious , demanding , demon , dense ,
devil , diamondlike , difficile , difficult , disputant , diuturnal ,
doughty , doughy , dour , dragon , drastic , ducky , duelist , durable ,
dure , effortful , enduring , enforcer , evergreen , exacting ,
excessive , exigent , exorbitant , extravagant , extreme , fab , fencer ,
feuder , fibrous , fiend , fierce , fighter , fighting cock ,
fine and dandy , fire-eater , firebrand , firm , fixed , flintlike ,
flinty , foilsman , forced , formidable , furious , fury , game ,
gamecock , gamy , garbled , gaumy , gear , gelatinous , giant , gladiator ,
glairy , gluelike , gluey , glutenous , glutinose , glutinous , gooey ,
goon , gorilla , granitelike , granitic , great , grim , gristly , gritty ,
groovy , grueling , grumous , gumbo , gumbolike , gumlike , gummous ,
gummy , gun , gunsel , gutsy , gutty , hairy , hard , hard as nails ,
hard to understand , hard-bitten , hard-boiled , hard-earned ,
hard-fought , hard-line , hard-nosed , hard-set , hardened ,
hardhearted , hardnose , hardy , harsh , hatchet man , heavy , hefty ,
hell-raiser , hellcat , hellhound , hellion , holy terror , hood ,
hoodlum , hooligan , horny , hot , hothead , hotspur , hunky-dory , icy ,
immoderate , immutable , incendiary , inflexible , inspissated ,
intemperate , intense , intractable , intransient , intrepid ,
intricate , inured , inveterate , irksome , iron-hard , ironlike ,
jam-up , jawbreaking , jelled , jellied , jellylike , jouster , jumbled ,
just dandy , keen , killer , killing , knight , knotted , knotty ,
labored , laborious , lapideous , lasting , leatherlike , leathery ,
lithoid , lithoidal , long-lasting , long-lived , long-standing ,
long-term , longeval , longevous , macrobiotic , mad dog , madcap ,
manly , marble , marblelike , marvy , massive , mean , meticulous ,
mettlesome , militant , monster , mucilaginous , mucker , mug , mugger ,
muscle man , muscular , mystifying , narrow , neat , nervy , nifty ,
no picnic , nobby , not easy , obdurate , obfuscated , obscure ,
obscured , obstinate , of long duration , of long standing , okay ,
onerous , operose , oppressive , osseous , out of sight , outrageous ,
overtechnical , painful , pasty , peachy , peachy-keen , perdurable ,
perduring , perennial , permanent , perpetual , perplexed , perplexing ,
persistent , persisting , pertinacious , piercing , plucky , plug-ugly ,
powerful , powerhouse , procrustean , punishing , punk , puzzling ,
quarreler , rapist , red-blooded , refractory , remaining , resistant ,
resistive , resolute , revolutionary , rigid , rigorous , rioter ,
ripping , rival , rocklike , rocky , rodman , ropy , rough , roughneck ,
rowdy , ruffian , rugged , rum , sabreur , savage , scrambled , scrapper ,
scrumptious , scuffler , self-adhesive , sempervirent ,
set with thorns , severe , sharp , she-wolf , sinewy , slabby , slap-up ,
slimy , slithery , smashing , solid , something else , sound , spiffing ,
spiffy , spiny , spirited , spiritful , spitfire , splitting , spunky ,
squabbler , stable , stalwart , starchy , staying , steadfast , steady ,
steellike , steely , steep , stern , stickable , sticky , stiff , stodgy ,
stonelike , stony , stout , strained , strapping , strenuous , strict ,
stringent , stringy , strong , strong arm , strong man , strong-arm man ,
strong-armer , struggler , stubborn , stunning , sturdy , substantial ,
swashbuckler , swell , sword , swordplayer , swordsman , syrupy , tacky ,
taut , taxing , tenacious , termagant , terror , terrorist , the mighty ,
the strong , thick , thickened , thorny , thug , ticklish , tiger ,
tigress , tilter , toilsome , torpedo , tough as leather , tough guy ,
tower of strength , tremelloid , tremellose , tricky , trigger man ,
troublesome , tussler , ugly customer , unalterable , unbending ,
unbreakable , uncaring , uncompromising , unconscionable ,
underprivileged , unfading , unfeeling , ungiving , unsentimental ,
unsparing , unsympathetic , untiring , unyielding , uphill , vehement ,
venomous , vigorous , violent , virago , virile , virulent , viscid ,
viscose , viscous , vital , vixen , wearisome , well-built ,
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