tough meaning
EN
[tʌf] [-ʌf] 
US WTough
- Tough may refer to:
- Toughness, the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed
- Machismo, prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity
- Psychological resilience
- Tough may also refer to:
- NounPLtoughs
- VerbSGtoughsPRtoughingPT, PPtoughed
- AdjectiveCOMtougherSUPtoughest
- Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
- (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
- To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
- Rugged or physically hardy.
- Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
- Stubborn.
- He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
- (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
- Rowdy or rough.
- A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
- (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
- This is a tough crowd.
- (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
- Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- Interjection
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The meat was still tough even after repeated stewings.
- I was vegetizing in front of the TV after a tough week.
- Tasmanian steeplechaser Donna MacFarlane opens her 2009 campaign over 1500m in a tough clash with Beijing Games teammate Corrigan.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- He had a steeliness of eye that tended to cow people who acted tough.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of tough in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Interjections
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "tough" is an adjective. It's also an interjection. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.