hard
hard/härd/
adjective
- solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced."a hard mattress"synonyms: firm, solid, dense, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, unpliable, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, steely, tough, strong, stony, rocklike, flinty, close-packed, compressed, as hard as iron, as hard as stone, frozen, adamantine, unmalleable, renitent
- done with a great deal of force or strength."a hard blow to the head"synonyms: forceful, heavy, strong, sharp, smart, violent, powerful, vigorous, mighty, hefty, tremendous
- requiring a great deal of endurance or effort."stooping over all day was hard work"synonyms: arduous, strenuous, tiring, fatiguing, exhausting, wearying, back-breaking, grueling, heavy, laborious, difficult, taxing, exacting, testing, challenging, demanding, punishing, tough, formidable, onerous, rigorous, uphill, Herculean, murderous, killing, hellish, knackering, toilsome, exigent, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, mystifying, knotty, thorny, ticklish, problematic, enigmatic, complicated, complex, intricate, involved, tangled, insoluble, unfathomable, impenetrable, incomprehensible, unanswerable, spiny, mind-bending, gnarly, insolvable, wildering
- (of information) reliable, especially because based on something true or substantiated."hard facts about the underclass are maddeningly elusive"synonyms: reliable, definite, true, actual, confirmed, undeniable, indisputable, unquestionable, verifiable, plain, cold, bare, bold, harsh, unvarnished, unembellished
- (of liquor) strongly alcoholic; denoting distilled spirits rather than beer or wine.synonyms: alcoholic, strong, intoxicating, inebriating, stiff, potent, spirituous, vinous, intoxicant
- (of water) containing relatively high concentrations of dissolved calcium and magnesium salts, which make lathering difficult."hard water requires much more soap, shampoo, or detergent than soft water"
- (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) erect.
- (of a consonant) pronounced as c in cat or g in go.
adverb
- with a great deal of effort."they work hard at school"synonyms: diligently, industriously, assiduously, conscientiously, sedulously, busily, intensely, enthusiastically, energetically, earnestly, persistently, doggedly, steadily, indefatigably, untiringly, all out, with application, with perseverance, like mad, like crazy, like billy-o, with difficulty, with effort, after a struggle, painfully, arduously, laboriously
- so as to be solid or firm."the mortar has set hard"
- to the fullest extent possible."put the wheel hard over to starboard"
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1. : not easily penetrated, cut, or divided into parts : not soft · 2. a. : high in alcoholic content · 3. : stable and high in value and often convertible into ...
adverb · with great exertion; with vigor or violence; strenuously: · earnestly, intently, or critically: · harshly or severely. · so as to be solid, tight, or ...
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