ಅರ್ಥ : Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : street fighter
ಅರ್ಥ : Not given to gentleness or sentimentality.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A tough character.
Given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.
A tender heart.ಅರ್ಥ : Very difficult. Severely testing stamina or resolution.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A rugged competitive examination.
The rugged conditions of frontier life.
The competition was tough.
It's a tough life.
It was a tough job.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : rugged
ಅರ್ಥ : Substantially made or constructed.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Sturdy steel shelves.
Sturdy canvas.
A tough all-weather fabric.
Some plastics are as tough as metal.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : sturdy
ಅರ್ಥ : Violent and lawless.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The more ruffianly element.
Tough street gangs.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : ruffianly
ಅರ್ಥ : Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad').
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
My throat feels bad.
She felt bad all over.
He was feeling tough after a restless night.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : bad
ಅರ್ಥ : Resistant to cutting or chewing.
ಅರ್ಥ : Making great mental demands. Hard to comprehend or solve or believe.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A baffling problem.
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast.
A problematic situation at home.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical