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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tough /tʌf/USA pronunciation adj. -er, -est, adv., n., v. adj. - strong and long-lasting:tough plastics.
- difficult to chew;
not tender:a tough steak. - capable of great endurance;
hardy:tough troops. - not easily influenced, as a person;
stubborn:a tough negotiator. - difficult to perform or deal with:a very tough exam.[It + be + ~ + to + verb]It's tough to get a good grade from him.
- hard to bear or suffer through;
severe:a tough struggle to succeed. - vicious;
rough;
violent:a tough neighborhood. - [Informal.]unfortunate;
bad:tough luck.
adv. - in a tough manner:They play tough, but not dirty.
n. [countable] - a rough, tough person who attacks others;
a rowdy.
v. Idiom. - Informal Terms, Idioms tough it out, [no object]to keep going and resist hardship or difficulty:Instead of giving up, they decided to tough it out.
tough•ly, adv. tough•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tough (tuf ),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., n., v. adj. - strong and durable;
not easily broken or cut. - not brittle or tender.
- difficult to masticate, as food:a tough steak.
- of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter:tough molasses.
- capable of great endurance;
sturdy;
hardy:tough troops. - not easily influenced, as a person;
unyielding;
stubborn:a tough man to work for. - hardened;
incorrigible:a tough criminal. - difficult to perform, accomplish, or deal with;
hard, trying, or troublesome:a tough problem. - hard to bear or endure (often used ironically):tough luck.
- vigorous;
severe;
violent:a tough struggle. - vicious;
rough;
rowdyish:a tough character; a tough neighborhood. - practical, realistic, and lacking in sentimentality;
tough-minded. - [Slang.]remarkably excellent;
first-rate;
great. - hang tough, [Slang.]See hang (def. 50).
adv. - in a tough manner.
n. - a ruffian;
rowdy.
v.t. - tough it out, [Informal.]to endure or resist hardship or adversity.
- bef. 900; Middle English (adjective, adjectival); Old English tōh; compare Dutch taai, German zäh(e)
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged firm, hard.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged durable.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inflexible.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fragile.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged feeble, weak.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tough /tʌf/ adj - strong or resilient; durable: a tough material
- not tender: he could not eat the tough steak
- : a tough mountaineer
- rough or pugnacious: a tough gangster
- resolute or intractable: a tough employer
- difficult or troublesome to do or deal with: a tough problem
- informal unfortunate or unlucky: it's tough on him
n - a rough, vicious, or pugnacious person
adv - informal violently, aggressively, or intractably: to treat someone tough
- hang tough ⇒ informal to be or appear to be strong or determined
vb - (transitive) slang to stand firm, hold out against (a difficulty or difficult situation) (esp in tough it out)
Etymology: Old English tōh; related to Old High German zāhi tough, Old Norse tā trodden ground in front of a houseˈtoughish adj ˈtoughly adv |