Tough ¹

Definition: Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.

Tough ²

Definition: Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews.

Tough ³

Definition: Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.

Tough ⁴

Definition: Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.

Tough ⁵

Definition: Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.

tough ⁶

Definition: a cruel and brutal fellow

tough ⁷

Definition: an aggressive and violent young criminal

tough ⁸

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

tough ⁹

Definition: 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"

tough ¹⁰

Definition: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

tough ¹¹

Definition: 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"

tough ¹²

Definition: unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

tough ¹³

Definition: tough to cut or chew

tough ¹⁴

Definition: physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"

tough ¹⁵

Definition: not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

tough ¹⁶

Definition: violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"