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tough : magahi (adj.); hunit (adj.); malig-on (adj.)

English Synonyms:
street fighter, tough, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, rugged, toughened, sturdy, ruffianly, bad, hard, baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical

Glosses:
tough
street fighter, tough (n.) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing.
goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie (n.) an aggressive and violent young criminal.
bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo (n.) a cruel and brutal fellow.
tough (adj.) not given to gentleness or sentimentality.; "a tough character"
rugged, tough (adj.) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution.; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
tough, toughened (adj.) physically toughened.; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
sturdy, tough (adj.) substantially made or constructed.; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
ruffianly, tough (adj.) violent and lawless.; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
bad, tough (adj.) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad').; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
tough (adj.) resistant to cutting or chewing.
hard, tough (adj.) unfortunate or hard to bear.; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough (adj.) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe.; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"