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Tough vs Wough - What's the difference?

tough | wough |

As interjections the difference between tough and wough

is that tough is (slang) (used to indicate lack of sympathy) while wough is .

As an adjective tough

is strong and resilient; sturdy.

As a noun tough

is a person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

As a verb tough

is to endure.

tough

English

Adjective

(er)
  • 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.
  • Difficult or demanding.
    • This is a tough crowd.
  • (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

    • Derived terms

    * do it tough * hang tough * supertough * tough call * tough case * tough cookie * tough crowd * tough love * tough luck * tough-minded * tough nut to crack * tough row to hoe * tough shit * tough titty * tough toodles * tough tuchus * toughen * toughie * toughish * toughly * toughness * toughy * ultratough *

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang) (Used to indicate lack of sympathy)
    • If you don't like it, tough !

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
    • They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To endure.
  • To toughen.

    • Derived terms

    * tough it out * tough out

    Anagrams

    * ----

    wough

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=Gordon Casserly, title=The Jungle Girl, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=As it scrambled swiftly over the edge it caught sight of the elephant and with a deep "wough !" charged straight at it. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1884, author=Theodore Roosevelt, title=Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The trapper shouted and waved his cap; whereupon, to his amazement, the bear uttered a loud "wough " and charged straight down on him--only to fall a victim to misplaced boldness. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1863, author=Various, title=The Children's Garland from the Best Poets, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Bough wough', The watch dogs bark, Bough ' wough , Hark, hark! }}