tough
31tough — [[t]tʌf[/t]] adj. tough•er, tough•est, adv. n. v. 1) strong and durable; not easily broken or cut 2) not brittle or tender 3) difficult to chew: a tough steak[/ex] 4) capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy: tough troops[/ex] 5) not easily… …
32tough — adj. & n. adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to endure hardship; hardy. 3 unyielding, stubborn, difficult (it was a tough job; a tough customer). 4 colloq. a acting sternly; hard (get tough with). b… …
33tough — adj. 1 difficult/unpleasant VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ get ▪ remain ▪ find sth ▪ He may find it tough to pursue his plans …
34tough — {{11}}tough (adj.) O.E. toh difficult to break or chew, from P.Gmc. *tankhuz (Cf. M.L.G. tege, M.Du. taey, Du. taai, O.H.G. zach, Ger. zäh). See ROUGH (Cf. rough) for spelling change. Figurative sense of strenuous, difficult, hard to beat is… …
35tough — /tʌf / (say tuf) adjective 1. not easily broken or cut. 2. not brittle or tender. 3. difficult to masticate, as food. 4. of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter. 5. capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy. 6. not easily… …
36tough — 1. adjective 1) tough leather gloves Syn: durable, strong, resilient, sturdy, rugged, solid, stout, long lasting, heavy duty, industrial strength, well built, made to last Ant: soft, flimsy …
37Tough — Dave Tough, manchmal auch mit dem Vornamen Davie oder Davey, (* 26. April 1907 in Oak Park, Illinois; † 9. Dezember 1948 in Newark, New Jersey), war ein wichtiger weißer Swing Schlagzeuger, der aber auch Dixie spielte und für seine Zeit in Woody… …
38tough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. strong, firm; stiff, resilient; vigorous, robust, hardy; stubborn, intractable; violent, severe; unyielding, hardened, incorrigible; informal, vicious, rowdy, unruly, difficult, troublesome. See… …
39tough — 1. adjective 1) tough leather Syn: durable, strong, resilient, sturdy, rugged, solid, stout, robust, hard wearing, long lasting, heavy duty, well built, made to last 2) he ll survive he s pretty tough …
40Tough — This is a genuine Olde English nickname, which from its original popularity has developed into a surname of many spelling forms, such as Tow(e), Toe, Tows(e), Tuff and Tough. It derives from the pre 7th century toh and describes either someone… …
