Durable, sturdy

adjective

1. Difficult to accomplish, resolve, endure, or deal with

   "a tough question"

2. Capable of enduring strain, hardship, or severe labor

   "tough soldiers"

3. Unruly, rowdyish

   "started hanging out with the tough kids"

4. Strong or firm in texture but flexible and not brittle
5. Not easily chewed

   "tough meat"

6. Characterized by severity or uncompromising determination

   "tough laws"

7. Very hard to influence stubborn

   "a tough negotiator"

8. Stubbornly fought

   "a tough contest"

9. Marked by absence of softness or sentimentality

   "a tough critic"

10. Glutinous, sticky
11. difficult to accomplish, resolve, endure, or deal with
12. capable of enduring strain, hardship, or severe labor
13. unruly, rowdyish

adverb

1. In a tough manner see tough

   "talking tough"

noun

1. A tough and violent person rowdy

verb

1. To bear unflinchingly endure

noun

1. Love or affectionate concern expressed in a stern or unsentimental manner (as through discipline) especially to promote responsible behavior

adjective

1. Realistic or unsentimental in temper or outlook

   "tough-minded survivors"

interjection

1. Used to show that one is not sorry or does not feel bad about something

noun

1. A person who is physically and emotionally strong

   "Don't worry about her—she's a tough cookie."

idiom

1. Used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed

idiomatic phrase

1. To deal harshly with

   "Greece promised last week to get tough on tax evasion …"