"tough out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: toughs out [present, singular, third-person], toughing out [participle, present], toughed out [participle, past], toughed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tough out (third-person singular simple present toughs out, present participle toughing out, simple past and past participle toughed out)
  1. (transitive, informal) To endure. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: tough it out Related terms: thug it out

Inflected forms

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