Tough

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.

Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; - of objects and people; as, tough sinews.

A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . .
Tough to the last, and with no toil to tire.

- Dryden.

The basis of his character was caution combined with tough tenacity of purpose.

- J. A. Symonds.

Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.

Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.

So tough a frame she could not bend.

- Dryden.

Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.

Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish; as, a tough job.

Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; - of people, or groups; as, a tough neighborhood; a tough character.

To make it tough
to make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard matter. - Chaucer.

A person who is tough{7}; a ruffian; a thug; as, a cluster of neighborhood toughs hanging out on the corner.

Noun	1.	tough - someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing Synonyms: street fighter
	2.	tough - an aggressive and violent young criminal Synonyms: hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon
	3.	tough - a cruel and brutal fellow Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo
Adj.	1.	tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" Antonyms: tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
	2.	tough - very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job" Synonyms: rugged
	3.	tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" Synonyms: toughened Antonyms: untoughened, tender - physically untoughened; "tender feet"
	4.	tough - substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" Synonyms: sturdy
	5.	tough - violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" Synonyms: ruffianly
	6.	tough - feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" Synonyms: bad
	7.	tough - tough to cut or chew Antonyms: tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
	8.	tough - unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" Synonyms: hard

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