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tough
has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law,boxing
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[ adjective ] not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Examples "a tough character" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Arkansas combined 280 yards rushing with 64 yards passing ( on 5 completions in 7 tosses ) and a tough defense to whip TCU , and A+M , with a 38 - point bulge against Texas_Tech ran_up its biggest total loop play since 1950 . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)He was smooth and civil spoken but it seemed to me there was something tough under his self-effacing manner . Related terms tender hard-bitten hard-bitten tough-minded hard insensitive |
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[ adjective ] very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Synonyms Examples "a rugged competitive examination" "the rugged conditions of frontier life" "the competition was tough" "it's a tough life" "it was a tough job" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Need for service is here to stay - and the problem is going_to be tougher to solve in the sixties . With the growing complexity of markets and intensity of competition , sales management , whether at the district , region or headquarters level , is a tough job today - and it will be tougher in_the future . With the growing complexity of markets and intensity of competition , sales management , whether at the district , region or headquarters level , is a tough job today - and it will be tougher in_the future . (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)Outside of combat , he could n't have landed in a tougher spot . Carroll was sharp and military , but he was up against tough competition for that RA berth , and he wanted to play it cool . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] physically toughened
Synonyms Examples "the tough bottoms of his feet" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Each now makes a tough , papery cocoon and pupates . Related terms tender calloused weather-beaten enured strong experienced rugged |
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[ adjective ] substantially made or constructed
Synonyms Examples "sturdy steel shelves" "sturdy canvas" "a tough all-weather fabric" "some plastics are as tough as metal" Used in print (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)Because , if for no other reason , Willings would never for a moment suppose he was not bigger , tougher , than anything else that went on two legs . (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)Oil-field workers were a rough tough lot . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] feeling physical discomfort or pain
Synonyms Examples "my throat feels bad" "she felt bad all over" ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in "he was feeling tough after a restless night") Related terms |
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[ adjective ] violent and lawless
Synonyms Examples "the more ruffianly element" "tough street gangs" Used in print (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)They trailed him across the wide hallway to the parlor , four roughly garbed and tough looking men who probably had never before ventured into such a house . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] tough to cut or chew
Related terms tender fibrous coriaceous cartilaginous hempen chewy inedible |
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) an aggressive and violent young criminal
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[ noun ] (boxing) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
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