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pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy" }, "expansion": "Old English tōh (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*tą̄h(ī)" }, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*tanhuz", "t": "fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*denḱ-", "4": "", "5": "to bite" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "sco", "2": "teuch", "3": "", "4": "tough" }, "expansion": "Scots teuch (“tough”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "nl", "2": "taai", "3": "", "4": "tough" }, "expansion": "Dutch taai (“tough”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "nds", "2": "tage" }, "expansion": "Low German tage", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "zäh", "3": "", "4": "tough" }, "expansion": "German zäh (“tough”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, toȝ, from Old English tōh (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”).\nCognates\nCognate with Scots teuch (“tough”), tūch (“tough”), Dutch taai (“tough”), Low German tage, taag, taë, taa (“tough”), German zäh (“tough”), dialectal German zach (“tough; boring”).", "forms": [ { "form": "tougher", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "toughest", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "er" }, "expansion": "tough (comparative tougher, superlative toughest)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Strong and resilient; sturdy." ], "id": "en-tough-en-adj-jgHUjYSn", "links": [ [ "Strong", "strong" ], [ "resilient", "resilient" ], [ "sturdy", "sturdy" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy." ], "raw_tags": [ "of a material" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "robust" }, { "word": "stout" }, { "word": "hard" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Difficult to cut or chew." ], "id": "en-tough-en-adj-5Ia-JF3D", "links": [ [ "Difficult", "difficult" ], [ "cut", "cut" ], [ "chew", "chew" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(of food) Difficult to cut or chew." ], "raw_tags": [ "of food" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "unchewable" } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "žilav", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "жилав" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "korav", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "корав" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "taai" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "sitkeä" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "duro" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "zäh" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "sklirós", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "σκληρός" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "rágós" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "righin" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "duro" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "coriaceo" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "rɨng", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "រឹង" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "svət", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "ស្វិត" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "kākatikati" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "pūioio" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "kākoa" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "klak", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "کلک" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "seft", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "سفت" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "čeğer", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "چغر" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "toag" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "twardy" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "duro" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "žóstkij", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "жёсткий" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "righinn" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "seg" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "sert" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "khó nhai" }, { "_dis1": "3 53 2 1 2 1 31 2 4", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "difficult to chew", "word": "dai" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "Only a tough species will survive in the desert.", "type": "example" }, { "ref": "2010, Brian Lovett, Hunting Tough Turkeys, Stackpole Books, page 3:", "text": "But before you quit turkey hunting and take up model-train collecting, let me give you the good news: you can score on tough turkeys. In fact, you can kill the toughest turkey in the woods.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Rugged or physically hardy." ], "id": "en-tough-en-adj-hcSJxMQH", "links": [ [ "Rugged", "rugged" ], [ "physically", "physically" ], [ "hardy", "hardy" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy." ], "raw_tags": [ "of a person or animal" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "hardy" }, { "word": "robust" }, { "word": "vigorous" } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "gogor" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "ustojčiv", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "устойчив" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "sitkeä" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "dûr" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "gamʒle", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "გამძლე" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "widerstandsfähig" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "sklirós", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "σκληρός" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "trachýs", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "τραχύς" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saxt", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "सख़्त" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "sakht", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "सख्त" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "duro" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "resistente" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "mŏəm", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "មាំ" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "pūioio" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "klak", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "کلک" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "saxt", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "سخت" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "toag" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "wytrzymały" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "odporny" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "resistente" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "fulangach" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "tapaidh" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "resistente" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "rudo" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "tålig" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "dẻo dai" }, { "_dis1": "11 1 73 2 2 2 2 1 6", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "mạnh mẽ" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Stubborn or persistent; 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And this is a tough question. In fact we would rank the question you've both raised as pretty high on our list of tough questions." }, { "ref": "2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Earth:", "text": "Anderson: We fought hard to get here. But now the toughest part of our mission begins.\nAnderson: We've got to drive right through the heart of Reaper-controlled territory, break past their defenses, and get to that beacon.", "type": "quote" }, { "text": "2010, Rushworth M. 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"Italian", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "duro" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "resistente" }, { "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "mŏəm", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "មាំ" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "pūioio" }, { "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "klak", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "کلک" }, { "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "saxt", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "سخت" }, { "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "toag" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "wytrzymały" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "odporny" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "rugged or physically hardy", "word": "resistente" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": 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"indefinite", "mixed", "singular", "superlative" ] }, { "form": "eine tougheste", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "feminine", "includes-article", "indefinite", "mixed", "singular", "superlative" ] }, { "form": "ein toughstes", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "includes-article", "indefinite", "mixed", "neuter", "singular", "superlative" ] }, { "form": "ein toughestes", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "includes-article", "indefinite", "mixed", "neuter", "singular", "superlative" ] }, { "form": "toughsten", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "indefinite", "mixed", "plural", "superlative" ] }, { "form": "keine toughsten", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "includes-article", "indefinite", "mixed", "negative", "plural", "superlative" ] }, { "form": "toughesten", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "indefinite", "mixed", "plural", "superlative" ] }, { "form": "keine toughesten", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "includes-article", "indefinite", "mixed", "negative", "plural", "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "comp.sup:+st:+est" }, "expansion": "tough (strong nominative masculine singular tougher, comparative tougher, superlative am toughsten or am toughesten)", "name": "de-adj" } ], "inflection_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "comp.sup:+st:+est" }, "name": "de-adecl" } ], "lang": "German", "lang_code": "de", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "alt_of": [ { "extra": "tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive", "word": "taff" } ], "categories": [ "German adjectives", "German entries with incorrect language header", "German lemmas", "German slang", "German terms borrowed from English", "German terms derived from English", "Pages with 3 entries", "Pages with entries" ], "glosses": [ "Alternative form of taff (“tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive”)" ], "links": [ [ "taff", "taff#German" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(slang) Alternative form of taff (“tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive”)" ], "tags": [ "alt-of", "alternative", "slang" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/taf/" }, { "audio": "De-tough.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/De-tough.ogg/De-tough.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/De-tough.ogg" } ], "word": "tough" } { "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "noun" }, "expansion": "tough", "name": "head" } ], "lang": "Middle English", "lang_code": "enm", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "alt_of": [ { "word": "tow" } ], "categories": [ "Middle English entries with incorrect language header", "Middle English lemmas", "Middle English nouns", "Pages with 3 entries", "Pages with entries" ], "glosses": [ "Alternative form of tow" ], "links": [ [ "tow", "tow#Middle_English" ] ], "tags": [ "alt-of", "alternative" ] } ], "word": "tough" }
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