Tough Meaning
There are 12 meaning(s) for word Tough
Meaning 1 : making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Synonyms : baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical
Synonyms : baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical
Meaning 2 : very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Example : the competition was tough,it's a tough life,it was a tough job
Synonyms : rugged
Example : the competition was tough,it's a tough life,it was a tough job
Synonyms : rugged
Meaning 3 : someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
Synonyms : street fighter
Synonyms : street fighter
Meaning 7 : an aggressive and violent young criminal
Synonyms : goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie
Synonyms : goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie
Meaning 8 : a cruel and brutal fellow
Synonyms : bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo
Synonyms : bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo
Meaning 9 : substantially made or constructed
Example : a tough all-weather fabric,some plastics are as tough as metal
Synonyms : sturdy
Example : a tough all-weather fabric,some plastics are as tough as metal
Synonyms : sturdy
Meaning 10 : feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Example : he was feeling tough after a restless night
Synonyms : bad
Example : he was feeling tough after a restless night
Synonyms : bad
Meaning 11 : not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Example : a tough character
Example : a tough character
Meaning 12 : resistant to cutting or chewing
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How to Pronounce Tough
- təf