Meaning of 'hard'

adverb

with effort or force or vigor

Example: "the team played hard"

adverb

to the full extent possible

adverb

slowly and with difficulty

Example: "prejudices die hard"

adverb

causing great damage or hardship

Example: "industries hit hard by the depression"

Synonyms: severely

adverb

with firmness

Example: "held hard to the railing"

Synonyms: firmly

adverb

earnestly or intently

Example: "thought hard about it"

adverb

with pain or distress or bitterness

Example: "We took the rejection very hard."

adverb

very near or close in space or time

Example: "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"

adverb

into a solid condition

Example: "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"

adverb

indulging excessively

Synonyms: heavily intemperately

adjective

not easy

Synonyms: difficult

adjective

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

Synonyms: heavy arduous backbreaking grueling gruelling laborious operose toilsome punishing

adjective

dried out

Example: "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"

adjective

unfortunate or hard to bear

Example: "had hard luck"

Synonyms: tough

adjective

resisting weight or pressure

adjective

dispassionate

Example: "took a hard look"

adjective

(of speech sounds)

Synonyms: soft

adjective

(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

Synonyms: concentrated

adjective

being distilled rather than fermented

Synonyms: strong

adjective

given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

Example: "a hard drinker"

Synonyms: heavy intemperate

adjective

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

Synonyms: voiceless unvoiced surd

adjective

very strong or vigorous

Synonyms: severe knockout