ALL meanings of tougher
tough
T t - adjective tougher strong and durable; not easily broken or cut. 1
- adjective tougher not brittle or tender. 1
- adjective tougher difficult to masticate, as food: a tough steak. 1
- adjective tougher of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter: tough molasses. 1
- adjective tougher capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy: tough troops. 1
- adjective tougher not easily influenced, as a person; unyielding; stubborn: a tough man to work for. 1
- adjective tougher hardened; incorrigible: a tough criminal. 1
- adjective tougher difficult to perform, accomplish, or deal with; hard, trying, or troublesome: a tough problem. 1
- adjective tougher hard to bear or endure (often used ironically): tough luck. 1
- adjective tougher vigorous; severe; violent: a tough struggle. 1
- adjective tougher vicious; rough; rowdyish: a tough character; a tough neighborhood. 1
- adjective tougher practical, realistic, and lacking in sentimentality; tough-minded. 1
- adjective tougher Slang. remarkably excellent; first-rate; great. 1
- adverb tougher in a tough manner. 1
- noun tougher a ruffian; rowdy. 1
- idioms tougher hang tough, Slang. hang (def 56). 1
- idioms tougher tough it out, Informal. to endure or resist hardship or adversity. 1