Definition of Tough

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Definition of Tough

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; as, tough sinews.

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

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

Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.

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Tough Quotations

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
Zig Ziglar

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
Ronald Reagan

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.
Bill Gates

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.
Walt Disney

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.
Robert Frost

Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
Jack Welch

We have a problem. 'Congratulations.' But it's a tough problem. 'Then double congratulations.'
W. Clement Stone

Tough times never last, but tough people do.
Robert H. Schuller

Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
Robert H. Schuller

I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.
Tiger Woods

Tough Translations

tough in Italian is ostinato
tough in Latin is durus, lentus
tough in Spanish is robusto, contumaz, pendenciero

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