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tough meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of tough at MeaningMonkey.org. tough meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.TOUGH noun
Definition of tough (noun)
- someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- synonyms: street fighter
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- a cruel and brutal fellow
TOUGH adjective
Definition of tough (adjective)
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality
- "a tough character"
- antonym: tender
- 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"
- synonyms: rugged
- physically toughened
- substantially made or constructed
- "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
- synonyms: sturdy
- violent and lawless
- "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
- synonyms: ruffianly
- 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"
- synonyms: bad
- resistant to cutting or chewing
- antonym: tender
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
- synonyms: hard
- 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"
- synonyms: baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical
Source: Princeton University Wordnet