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1. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] not given to gentleness or sentimentality.

Etymology

  • toh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

Rhymes with Tough Luck

  • chuck-a-luck
  • unstuck
  • struck
  • kachuck
  • canuck
  • wnuk
  • truck
  • stucke
  • stuck
  • snuck
  • smuck
  • schmuck
  • pluck
  • mruk
  • kruk
  • kruck
  • kluck
  • gluck
  • fluck
  • druck
  • cluck
  • bruck
  • amuck
  • amok
  • zuk
  • zuck
  • yuk
  • yuck
  • wruck
  • tuck

2. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution.

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  • toh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

3. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] physically toughened.

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  • toh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] substantially made or constructed.

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  • toh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] violent and lawless.

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  • toh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] feeling physical discomfort or pain (tough' is occasionally used colloquially forbad').

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  • toh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. tough

adjective. ['ˈtʌf'] unfortunate or hard to bear.

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  • toh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. luck

noun. ['ˈlʌk'] an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome.

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  • luk (Middle English (1100-1500))