tough

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Synonyms: sough, touch, rough, trough, though, cough, bough, hough, dough, lough, wough

Antonyms: sough, touch, rough, trough, though, cough, bough, hough, dough, lough, wough

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Adjective

1. Of a [[material]], [[strong]] and [[resilient]]; [[sturdy]].
2. Of [[food]], [[difficult]] to [[cut]] or [[chew]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} Of a [[person]] or [[animal]], [[rugged]] or [[physically]] [[hardy]].
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} Of a person, [[stubborn]] or [[persistent]]; [[capable]] of stubbornness or persistence.
5. {{lb|en|informal|meteorology}} Of [[weather]], [[harsh]] or [[severe]].
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} {{U|rowdy}} or [[rough]].
7. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} {{1|cool}}, [[awesome]], [[great]].
8. {{lb|en|informal|figurative}} Of a [[question]], [[difficult]] or [[demanding]].
9. {{lb|en|[[material science]]}} Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
10. {{lb|en|informal|figurative}} {{U|strict}}, not [[lenient]].

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|slang}} {{non-gloss|Used to indicate lack of sympathy}}

Noun

1. A person who obtains things by force; a [[thug]] or [[bully]].

Verb

1. To [[endure]].
2. To [[toughen]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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