tough
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1.7
- adjective
- /tʌf/
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resistente
- Now you have a plan that works even in today's tough marketplace.
Some people, they have tough skin, some don't.
- Some people, they have tough skin, some don't.
- In him I see my grandmother, the toughest human being I've ever known.
- Our alliance is tough, and it's been through a lot.
- I'd be like, I'm tough though, I'm really tough.
- But I like what Will did last year and he's tougher than nails.
- She's like loyal as shit, tough as nails.
- So they'll walk tough, they'll build their bodies tough.
- Jessica, IA UFC fighter, beautiful and tough gang onward.
Examples
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The climbing gear is tough enough to withstand extreme weather conditions.
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A girl soldier, the first I ever knew, beautiful and tough and so far above me!
Fiction book (1993) -
But if you grow up with a tough background, makes you strong.
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If only all the other girls were as tough as you.
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Our alliance is tough, and it's been through a lot.
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Georgia soil is tough because it has a lot of iron in it.
Academic text (2014) -
Because they have to withstand high temperatures, the cell materials must meet tough design requirements.
Academic text (1994) -
The experimental motors were tough enough to survive many hours of continuous operation at low speed.
Academic text (2009) -
In him I see my grandmother, the toughest human being I've ever known.
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He'd been blessed with a tough athletic body, long legs, and quick reflexes.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.1
Needing a lot of effort and often strict or severe
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1.0
Having great physical power or being solid enough to resist force
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3.0
Hard and severe, causing problems or danger
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3.9
Strong and able to work well in difficult conditions
76
2.1
Strong and solid so it does not break easily
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5.4
Able to recover quickly after problems or hard times
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3.6
Able to last a long time without breaking or being damaged
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3.9
Able to keep working when it meets heat, water, or chemicals
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3.9
Able to live and grow in cold or bad weather
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4.4
Can survive in difficult conditions like heat or drought
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7.1
Someone who can deal with hard things and stay calm
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6.7
Hard and not easily bent or broken by force
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7.7
Very strong and not easily broken or changed
Treated to make it stronger and harder to break
Has a hard outer skin that does not break easily
Made emotionally tougher after repeated difficult experiences
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Etymology
Tough comes from an old English word toh meaning 'strong' or 'hard'. That original sense of being strong explains why we call shoes, doors, or materials tough when they do not break and can take rough use.