Hard meaning

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

“a difficult task”

“nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access”

dispassionate

“took a hard look”

“a hard bargainer”

resisting weight or pressure

very strong or vigorous

“strong winds”

“a hard left to the chin”

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

“worked their arduous way up the mining valley”

“a grueling campaign”

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

“unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'”

(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum

“Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants”

given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

“a hard drinker”

being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

“hard liquor”

unfortunate or hard to bear

“had hard luck”

“a tough break”

dried out

“hard dry rolls left over from the day before”

with effort or force or vigor

“the team played hard”

“worked hard all day”

with firmness

“held hard to the railing”

earnestly or intently

“thought hard about it”

“stared hard at the accused”

causing great damage or hardship

“industries hit hard by the depression”

“she was severely affected by the bank's failure”

slowly and with difficulty

“prejudices die hard”

“he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight”

indulging excessively

“he drank heavily”

into a solid condition

“concrete that sets hard within a few hours”

very near or close in space or time

“it stands hard by the railroad tracks”

“they were hard on his heels”

with pain or distress or bitterness

“he took the rejection very hard”

to the full extent possible; all the way

“hard alee”

“the ship went hard astern”