adjective. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient.

adjective. Hard to cut or chew.

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adjective. Physically hardy; rugged.

adjective. Strong-minded; resolute.

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adjective. Aggressive; pugnacious.

adjective. Inclined to violent or disruptive behavior; rowdy or rough.

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adjective. Difficult to endure; severe; harsh.

adjective. Trying or unpleasant.

adjective. Difficult to deal with; demanding or troubling.

adjective. Unfortunate; too bad.

adjective. Fine; great.

noun. A violent or rowdy person; a hoodlum or thug.

idiom. (that's tough) Used to indicate recalcitrance or noncompliance with a complaint or demand.

idiom. (tough it out) To get through despite hardship; endure.

Having the property of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to a bending force without breaking; also, hard to cut or sever, as with a cutting-instrument: as, tough meat.

Firm; strong; able to endure hardship, hard work, or ill usage; hardy; not easily broken or impaired.

Not easily separated; tenacious; stiff; ropy; viscous: as, a tough clay; tough phlegm.

Not easily influenced; unyielding; stubborn; hardened; incorrigible.

Hard to manage or accomplish; difficult; trying; requiring great or continued effort.

Severe; violent: as, a tough rebuke or tirade; a tough storm.

noun. A rough; a bully; an incorrigibly vicious fellow; a bad character.

noun. A person who is tough{7}; a ruffian; a thug.

adjective. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain.

adjective. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; -- of objects and people.

adjective. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious.

adjective. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn.

adjective. Severe; violent.

adjective. Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish.

adjective. Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; -- of people, or groups.

adjective. to make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard matter.

adjective. Strong and resilient; sturdy.

adjective. Difficult to cut or chew.

adjective. Rugged or physically hardy.

adjective. Stubborn.

adjective. Harsh or severe.

adjective. Rowdy or rough.

adjective. Difficult or demanding.

adjective. Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

interjection. Used to indicate lack of sympathy

noun. A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

verb. To endure.

verb. To toughen.

adjective. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

noun. an aggressive and violent young criminal

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

adjective. unfortunate or hard to bear

adjective. substantially made or constructed

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mild and tough  to make it tough  tough pitch  

bad  callous  calloused  cartilaginous  chewy  

hang tough  tough call  tough it out  tough out  toughly  

battler  belligerent  combatant  fighter  scrapper  

Slough  bluff  bruff  buff  cuff  

difficult  nice  rough  smart  ugly  

Antaeus  Atlas  Briareus  Brobdingnagian  Charles Atlas  

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