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tough
English
Etymology
From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, to?, from Old English t?h (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *t??h(?), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from Proto-Indo-European *den?- (“to bite”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?f, IPA(key): /t?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
- Homophone: tuff
Adjective
tough (comparative tougher, superlative toughest)
- Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
- (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
- To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
- Rugged or physically hardy.
- Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
- Stubborn.
- He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
- (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
- Rowdy or rough.
- A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
- (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
- This is a tough crowd.
- (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
tough
- (slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy
- If you don't like it, tough!
Translations
Noun
tough (plural toughs)
- A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
Translations
Verb
tough (third-person singular simple present toughs, present participle toughing, simple past and past participle toughed)
- To endure.
- To toughen.
Derived terms
- tough out
Translations
Anagrams
- ought
German
Etymology
From English tough; see also German taff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taf/
Adjective
tough (comparative tougher, superlative am toughsten or am toughesten)
- (slang) Alternative form of taff (“tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive”)
Declension
- declension with am toughsten
- declension with am toughesten
Further reading
- “tough” in Duden online
Middle English
Noun
tough
- Alternative form of tow
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cryptic
English
Alternative forms
- cryptick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (kruptikós), from ??????? (kruptós, “hidden”), from ?????? (krúpt?, “to hide”). Compare cryptology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??pt?k/
Adjective
cryptic (comparative more cryptic, superlative most cryptic)
- Having hidden meaning.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature.
- Involving use of a code or cipher.
- Of a crossword, or a clue in such a crossword, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
- (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
- (zoology) Serving as camouflage.
- (biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
- (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
- Synonym: (less common) cryptozoic
- 1999, Rachel Wood, Reef Evolution, p. 95:
- Much of the Permian Capitan reef was strongly differentiated into open surface and cryptic communities.
Translations
Noun
cryptic (plural cryptics)
- (informal) A cryptic crossword.
- 2009, Bill Taylor, Building a crossword (in Toronto Star, 1 February 2009)
- This writer has been solving cryptics for 40 years and can usually crack Araucaria, though it might take a couple of days.
- 2009, Bill Taylor, Building a crossword (in Toronto Star, 1 February 2009)
Derived terms
- cryptically
- cryptogram
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