hard

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/hɑːd/

adj 6adv 5noun 4verb 1name 1

Collocations

(adj.) solid/stiff

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem

The ground was hard after the frost, making it difficult to dig.

become, go

When you leave bread out for a few days, it will become hard and stale.

stay

ADV

extremely, very | a bit, fairly, quite, rather

PHRASES

rock hard

The ground was rock hard after weeks without any rain.

(adj.) difficult

VERBS

be, look, seem

become, get

The work became harder as the deadline approached.

make sth

Waiting in traffic made the journey hard for us to arrive on time.

find sth

My daughter finds it hard to fall asleep before 9 o'clock at night.

ADV

extremely, really, very | a bit, fairly, pretty, quite, rather

Definitions

adj

Solid and firm.

Luckily she wasn’t there any more, no one was, when he returned from the Caribbean carnival damp-hatted and soaked through after being caught unprepared by a squall of hard, hot rain.

Solid and firm.

This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.

Solid and firm.

hard cider, hard lemonade, hard seltzer, hard soda

Stunned, she deleted his number and went home. Then she cracked a hard seltzer, opened her phone’s camera and filmed a TikTok video recounting the evening […].

Solid and firm.

While most 1974s remain hard, tannic, hollow wines lacking ripeness, flesh, and character, a number of the Graves estates did produce surprisingly spicy, interesting wines.

adv

With much force or effort.

He hit the puck hard up the ice.

They worked hard all week.

With difficulty.

His degree was hard earned.

So as to raise difficulties.

The question is hard set.

Compactly.

The lake had finally frozen hard.

Near, close.

At the intersection, bear hard left.

The King your brother is now hard at hand, / Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders / Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands / And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea.

noun

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

The Monastery's ironworks at Sowley were renowned for centuries but declined with the passing of the 'wooden walls' at Buckler's Hard — a great number of these ships having been built with timber from the Beaulieu Woods […]

He brought the dinghy up to the careening hard. Two or three boats lay on their sides on the sloping roadway, but there was no sign of life.

A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

Crack cocaine.

Hard labor.

The prisoners were sentenced to three years' hard.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — not easy

difficult

adjective — characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

adjective — unfortunate or hard to bear

tough

adjective — (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

concentrated

adjective — being distilled rather than fermented

strong

adjective — given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially

adjective — produced without vibration of the vocal cords

adjective — very strong or vigorous

adverb — slowly and with difficulty

hardly

adverb — causing great damage or hardship

severely

adverb — with firmness

firmly

adverb — indulging excessively

heavily
intemperately

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

hard of hearing

Having difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.

Speak loudly, because Grandpa is somewhat hard of hearing.

give someone a hard time

To cause difficulty or make trouble for someone.

During WWII, German troops gave the Allies a hard time in Italy, but eventually the Allies broke through.

hard cheese

An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

hard as nails

Very unsympathetic; callous

hard done by

used, cheated, or exploited by

King should feel a bit hard done by after being replaced in the team.

Example Bank

Luckily she wasn’t there any more, no one was, when he returned from the Caribbean carnival damp-hatted and soaked through after being caught unprepared by a squall of hard, hot rain.

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This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.

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hard cider, hard lemonade, hard seltzer, hard soda

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He hit the puck hard up the ice.

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They worked hard all week.

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The recession hit them especially hard.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hard is marked as obsolete, archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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