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hang-tough

hang-tough adjective: strong-willed or brave in the face of adversity; resilient.

Adjective

hang-tough (comparative more hang-tough, superlative most hang-tough)

  1. Strong-willed or brave in the face of adversity; resilient.
    • Settle on those strong and powerful women behind the over-worked coal miners. The picture of angry, hang-tough, working-class women proves that it has been "a long hard struggle for labor and women."1977 December 3, Jim Marko, “Rousing Musical Tells Story of Working Women”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 22, page 13

Forms of hang-tough

comparativemore hang-tough
superlativemost hang-tough

Questions about hang-tough

What does hang-tough mean?
Hang-tough means strong-willed or brave in the face of adversity; resilient.
What part of speech is hang-tough?
Hang-tough is an adjective.

Words near hang-tough in the dictionary

  1. hang-glides
  2. hang-gliding
  3. hang-loose sign
  4. hang-loose signs
  5. hang-over
  6. hang-tough
  7. hang-up
  8. hang-up call
  9. hang-up calls
  10. hang-ups
  11. hangability

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