tough

definition: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: bad
definition: substantially made or constructed
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: sturdy
definition: making great mental demands
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: elusive
definition: very difficult
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: rugged
definition: unfortunate or hard to bear
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: hard
definition: resistant to cutting or chewing
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: physically toughened
example: The tough bottoms of my feet were earned by walking barefoot for an entire summer.
speech part: adjective
synonyms: toughened
definition: not given to gentleness or sentimentality
example: a tough character
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: violent and lawless
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: ruffianly
definition: a cruel and brutal fellow
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: bully rowdy hooligan ruffian roughneck yob yobo yobbo
definition: an aggressive and violent young criminal
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: hood
definition: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: street fighter

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