TOUGH
\tˈʌf], \tˈʌf], \t_ˈʌ_f]\
Definitions of TOUGH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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a cruel and brutal fellow
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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"
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someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
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unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
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tough to cut or chew
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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"
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not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
By Princeton University
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a cruel and brutal fellow
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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"
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someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
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unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
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tough to cut or chew
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews.
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Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.
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Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
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Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews.
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Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.
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Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
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Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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