Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tough | Yes | Yes | No | No |
punk | Yes | Yes | No | No |
tough (noun) | punk (noun) |
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an aggressive and violent young criminal | rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock |
a cruel and brutal fellow | an aggressive and violent young criminal |
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing | a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture |
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) | |
material for starting a fire |
tough (adjective) | punk (adjective) |
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resistant to cutting or chewing | of very poor quality; flimsy |
physically toughened | |
not given to gentleness or sentimentality | |
unfortunate or hard to bear | |
substantially made or constructed | |
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') | |
violent and lawless | |
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution | |
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe |