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tough

(t/@/f )

adjective (a)

not given to gentleness or sentimentality(adj.all)

Example:
A tough character.

source: wordnet30
physically toughened(adj.all)

Example:
The tough bottoms of his feet.

Synonym:
toughened
Antonym:
tender, untoughened

source: wordnet30
resistant to cutting or chewing(adj.all)

Antonym:
tender

source: wordnet30
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.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing(noun.person)

Synonym:
street fighter

source: wordnet30
an aggressive and violent young criminal(noun.person)

Synonym:
goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie

source: wordnet30
a cruel and brutal fellow(noun.person)

Synonym:
bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution(adj.all)

Example:
The competition was tough.
It's a tough life.
It was a tough job.

Synonym:
rugged

source: wordnet30
substantially made or constructed(adj.all)

Example:
A tough all-weather fabric.
Some plastics are as tough as metal.

Synonym:
sturdy

source: wordnet30
violent and lawless(adj.all)

Example:
Tough street gangs.

Synonym:
ruffianly

source: wordnet30
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')(adj.all)

Example:
He was feeling tough after a restless night.

Synonym:
bad

source: wordnet30
unfortunate or hard to bear(adj.all)

Example:
A tough break.

Synonym:
hard

source: wordnet30
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe(adj.all)

Synonym:
baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical

source: wordnet30

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