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tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Type Words
Synonyms baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical
Derivation toughness

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Type Words
Synonyms rugged
Derivation toughness


the competition was tough.
it's a tough life.
it was a tough job.

tough::noun | Spocien Dictionary

tough
noun
/təf/
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
Type Words
Synonyms street fighter
Type of scrapper, combatant, battler, fighter, belligerent

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
unfortunate or hard to bear
Type Words
Synonyms hard


a tough break.

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
violent and lawless
Type Words
Synonyms ruffianly


tough street gangs.

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
physically toughened
Type Words
Synonyms toughened


the tough bottoms of his feet.

tough::noun | Spocien Dictionary

tough
noun
/təf/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
Type Words
Synonyms goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie
Type of malefactor, criminal, crook, felon, outlaw
Has types bully

tough::noun | Spocien Dictionary

tough
noun
/təf/
a cruel and brutal fellow
Type Words
Synonyms bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo
Type of assaulter, attacker, aggressor, assailant
Has types plug-ugly, tough guy, skinhead, bullyboy, skin, muscleman, muscle

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
substantially made or constructed
Type Words
Synonyms sturdy


a tough all-weather fabric.
some plastics are as tough as metal.

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Type Words
Synonyms bad


he was feeling tough after a restless night.

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Type Words


a tough character.

tough::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

tough
adjective
/təf/
resistant to cutting or chewing
Type Words
Derivation toughness
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.