tough
tough
tƌf
taf
/tƌf/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tough"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ

difficult to achieve or deal with
tough definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Overcoming addiction can be tough, requiring both physical and mental strength.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϤāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ“āĻ āĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϝāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
02

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ, āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞ

(of a person) strong and able to deal with problems
tough definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's a tough negotiator, always getting the best deals.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϚāĻ•, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ, āĻ…āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ

uncompromising in one's expectations, rules, or approach to dealing with others
tough definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sergeant was known for being tough but fair, instilling discipline and accountability in the troops.
āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŦā§‹āϧ āϜāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ, āϚāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ

(of food, particularly meat) hard to chew or cut
tough definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bread was too tough to eat without soaking it in water.
āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ, āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞ

having physical strength and resilience
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tough laborer could lift heavy loads effortlessly due to years of hard work.
āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ›āϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āϤ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤāĨ¤
06

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀, āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ

strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tough leather boots lasted for years despite daily wear.
āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āϚāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧁āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ

(of a place) having a reputation for crime, disorder, or a generally unsafe and lawless environment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tough areas of the town were notorious for frequent street fights.
āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϘāύ āϘāύ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧁āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ, āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟāĻ•āϰ

difficult to endure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They went through a tough period financially after the unexpected medical expenses.
āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ, āϗ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž

a person known for being aggressive, lawless, or willing to use physical force
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He acted like a tough, but everyone knew he avoided real confrontations.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻŽāϤ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āϜāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āφāϏāϞ āϏāĻ‚āϘāĻ°ā§āώ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
01

āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ

used to dismiss someone's complaints or objections, showing indifference to their difficulties
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you ca n't handle the criticism, tough — it's part of the job.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨â€”āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĨ¤
01

āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āϟāϞ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to endure or persist through a challenging or harsh situation, often with determination
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She toughed through the exhausting training to prepare for the competition.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

toughen
toughly
toughness
tough
App
āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ