āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
tough
01
āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ, āĻļāĻā§āϤ
difficult to achieve or deal with
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Overcoming addiction can be tough, requiring both physical and mental strength.
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's a tough negotiator, always getting the best deals.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻ, āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϤā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ, āĻ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧ
uncompromising in one's expectations, rules, or approach to dealing with others
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sergeant was known for being tough but fair, instilling discipline and accountability in the troops.
āϏāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϏā§āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
04
āĻļāĻā§āϤ, āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ
(of food, particularly meat) hard to chew or cut
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bread was too tough to eat without soaking it in water.
āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tough laborer could lift heavy loads effortlessly due to years of hard work.
āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϤā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤāĨ¤
06
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§, āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ
strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tough leather boots lasted for years despite daily wear.
āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āĻļāĻā§āϤ, āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ
(of a place) having a reputation for crime, disorder, or a generally unsafe and lawless environment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tough areas of the town were notorious for frequent street fights.
āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāύ āĻāύ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They went through a tough period financially after the unexpected medical expenses.
āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He acted like a tough, but everyone knew he avoided real confrontations.
āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāϏāϞ āϏāĻāĻāϰā§āώ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
tough
01
āĻāώā§āĻ āĻāϰ, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻāϰ
used to dismiss someone's complaints or objections, showing indifference to their difficulties
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you ca n't handle the criticism, tough â it's part of the job.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŋāύâāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĨ¤
to tough
01
āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻāϞ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
to endure or persist through a challenging or harsh situation, often with determination
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She toughed through the exhausting training to prepare for the competition.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
toughen
toughly
toughness
tough
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