Tough (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job".
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Meaning 2
Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night".
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Meaning 3
Violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs".
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Meaning 4
Substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal".
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Meaning 5
Not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character".
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Meaning 6
Resistant to cutting or chewing.
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Meaning 7
Unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break".
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Meaning 8
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home".
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