tough🔊

Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy. +

Of food, difficult to cut or chew. +

(figurative) Of a person or animal, rugged or physically hardy. +

(figurative) Of a person, stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence. +

(meteorology) Of weather, harsh or severe. +

(figurative) {{U|rowdy}} or rough. +

(figurative) Of a question, difficult or demanding. +

(material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

(figurative) {{U|strict}}, not lenient. +

(slang) {{non-gloss|Used to indicate lack of sympathy}}

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

To endure.

To toughen.