■ adjective
1》 strong enough to withstand wear and tear.
↘(of food, especially meat) difficult to cut or chew.
2》 able to endure hardship, adversity, or pain.
↘involving considerable difficulty or hardship.
3》 strict and uncompromising.
4》 rough or violent.
5》 used to express a lack of sympathy: if you don't like it, ~.
■ noun informal a rough and violent man.
Phrases
~ it out informal endure a period of hardship or difficulty.
~ shit (or titty ) vulgar slang used to express a lack of sympathy.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE tōh , of Gmc origin.