tough and strong

[dilodi83]

I made a mistake by posting "tight and strong"...anyway...

Could you explain to me the difference between "tough" and "strong"?
Can I use them in the same context?

1) Micky, hold me tough/strong!
2) She's a very strong/tough woman!


Could you give me some examples where I can see the right use of them? and could you tell me if there are other words that can express the same concept.

[Teia]

I made a mistake by posting "tight and strong"...anyway...

Could you explain to me the difference between "tough" and "strong"?
Can I use them in the same context?

1) Micky, hold me tough/strong!
2) She's a very strong/tough woman!


Could you give me some examples where I can see the right use of them? and could you tell me if there are other words that can express the same concept.

Tough means:
-vigorous or not easily influenced, as a person; unyielding; stubborn: a tough man to work for.
-capable of great endurance
-mentally vigorous

Strong means :
-having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
-aggressive; willful: a strong personality.
Does it help?
source: tough - Definitions from Dictionary.com
strong - Definitions from Dictionary.com

[BobK]

I made a mistake by posting "tight and strong":...anyway...

Could you explain to me the difference between "tough" and "strong"?
Can I use them in the same context?

1) Micky, hold me tough/strong! tight!
2) She's a very strong/tough woman! Either.


Could you give me some examples where I can see the right use of them? and could you tell me if there are other words that can express the same concept.

The woman in 2 could be tough or strong or both - see Teia's definitions.

Examples:

It's tough when you lose both parents when you're a child. [hard to bear]
You have to be strong. [resilient]
Oh Heathcliff, we must be strong. [firm-willed]
The Millky Bar Kid is tough and strong [this is a quote from a real advert. The MBK was a little boy pretending to be a cowboy and eating a Milky Bar (white chocolate, and he was blond of course) - the implication was that it was healthy and nutritious.]

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