Meaning (1):
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Example in sentence:- a difficult task;
- difficult times;
- nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access;
- why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
Meaning (2):
- dispassionate
Example in sentence:- a hard bargainer;
- took a hard look
Meaning (3):
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Example in sentence:- Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants
Meaning (4):
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Example in sentence:- unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
Meaning (5):
- very near or close in space or time
Example in sentence:- a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening;
- it stands hard by the railroad tracks;
- they were hard on his heels
Meaning (6):
- into a solid condition
Example in sentence:- concrete that sets hard within a few hours
Meaning (7):
- to the full extent possible; all the way
Example in sentence:- hard alee;
- swung the wheel hard left;
- the ship went hard astern
Meaning (8):
- indulging excessively
Meaning (9):
- with pain or distress or bitterness
Example in sentence:- he took the rejection very hard
Meaning (10):
- slowly and with difficulty
Example in sentence:- he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight;
- prejudices die hard
Meaning (11):
- with firmness
Example in sentence:- held hard to the railing;
- `I will come along,' she said decisively
Meaning (12):
- with effort or force or vigor
Example in sentence:- hit the ball hard;
- pressed hard on the lever;
- slammed the door hard;
- the team played hard;
- worked hard all day
Meaning (13):
- causing great damage or hardship
Example in sentence:- industries hit hard by the depression;
- she was severely affected by the bank's failure
Meaning (14):
- earnestly or intently
Example in sentence:- stared hard at the accused;
- thought hard about it
Meaning (15):
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Example in sentence:- a grueling campaign;
- hard labor;
- heavy going;
- heavy work;
- set a punishing pace;
- spent many laborious hours on the project;
- worked their arduous way up the mining valley
Meaning (16):
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Meaning (17):
- very strong or vigorous
Example in sentence:- a hard left to the chin;
- a knockout punch;
- a severe blow;
- strong winds
Meaning (18):
- unfortunate or hard to bear
Example in sentence:- a tough break;
- had hard luck
Meaning (19):
- dried out
Example in sentence:- hard dry rolls left over from the day before
Meaning (20):
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
Definition
[ adv.]