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tough (t
f)adj. tough·er, tough·est
1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient: a tough all-weather fabric.
2. Hard to cut or chew: tough meat.
3. Physically hardy; rugged: tough mountaineers; a tough cop.
4. Severe; harsh: a tough winter.
5.
a. Aggressive; pugnacious.
b. Inclined to violent or disruptive behavior; rowdy or rough: a tough street group.
6. Demanding or troubling; difficult: skipping the toughest questions.
7. Strong-minded; resolute: a tough negotiator.
8. Slang Unfortunate; too bad: a tough break.
9. Slang Fine; great.
n.
Idiom: tough it out Slang To get through despite hardship; endure: "It helps if one was raised to tough it out" (Gail A violent or rowdy person; a hoodlum or thug.
propensity [prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ]n pl -ties
1. a natural tendency or disposition
2. Obsolete partialityim·peach (
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ch
)tr.v. im·peached, im·peach·ing, im·peach·es
1.
a. To make an accusation against.
b. To charge (a public official) with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal.
2. To challenge the validity of; try to discredit: impeach a witness's credibility.
break down
1. To cause to collapse; destroy: break down a partition; broke down our resolve.
2.
a. To become or cause to become distressed or upset.
b. To have a physical or mental collapse.
3. To give up resistance; give way: prejudices that break down slowly.
4. To fail to function; cease to be useful, effective, or operable: The elevator broke down.
5. To render or become weak or ineffective: Opposition to the king's rule gradually broke down his authority.
6.
a. To divide into or consider in parts; analyze.
b. To be divisible; admit of analysis: The population breaks down into three main groups.
7. To decompose or cause to decompose chemically.
8. Electricity To undergo a breakdown.
break in
1. To train or adapt for a purpose.
2. To loosen or soften with use: break in new shoes.
3. To enter premises forcibly or illegally: a prowler who was trying to break in.
4.
a. To interrupt a conversation or discussion.
b. To intrude.
5. To begin an activity or undertaking: The Senator broke in during the war years.
break off
1. To separate or become separated, as by twisting or tearing.
2. To stop suddenly, as in speaking.
3.
a. To discontinue (a relationship).
b. To cease to be friendly.
break out
1. To become affected with a skin eruption, such as pimples.
2. To develop suddenly and forcefully: Fighting broke out in the prison cells.
3.
a. To ready for action or use: Break out the rifles!
b. To bring forth for consumption: Let's break out the champagne.
4. To emerge or escape.
5. To be separable or classifiable into categories, as data.
6. To isolate (information) from a large body of data.
source : http://www.thefreedictionary.com
source : http://www.thefreedictionary.com
