tough - Meaning in Punjabi

tough - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of tough in English

tough adjective

1. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')adj.all

   Examples

   • "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
   • "my throat feels bad"
   • "she felt bad all over"
2. substantially made or constructedadj.all

   Examples

   • "a tough all-weather fabric"
   • "some plastics are as tough as metal"
   • "sturdy canvas"
   • "sturdy steel shelves"
3. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believeadj.all

   Examples

   • "a baffling problem"
   • "a problematic situation at home"
   • "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"
4. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolutionadj.all

   Examples

   • "a rugged competitive examination"
   • "it was a tough job"
   • "it's a tough life"
   • "the competition was tough"
   • "the rugged conditions of frontier life"
5. unfortunate or hard to bearadj.all

   Examples

   • "a tough break"
   • "had hard luck"
6. resistant to cutting or chewingadj.all
7. physically toughenedadj.all

   Example

   • "the tough bottoms of his feet"
8. not given to gentleness or sentimentalityadj.all

   Example

   • "a tough character"
9. violent and lawlessadj.all

   Examples

   • "the more ruffianly element"
   • "tough street gangs"

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