hard

Adjective

• dried out
  • hard dry rolls left over from the day before
    

• unfortunate or hard to bear
  • had hard luck
    
  • a tough break
    

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
  • hard liquor
    

• given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
  • a hard drinker
    

• (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
    

• (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

• produced without vibration of the vocal cords
  • unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
    

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  • worked their arduous way up the mining valley
    
  • a grueling campaign
    
  • hard labor
    
  • heavy work
    
  • heavy going
    
  • spent many laborious hours on the project
    
  • set a punishing pace
    

• very strong or vigorous
  • strong winds
    
  • a hard left to the chin
    
  • a knockout punch
    
  • a severe blow
    

• resisting weight or pressure

• dispassionate;
  • took a hard look
    
  • a hard bargainer
    

• 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
    
  • difficult times
    
  • why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
    

Adverb

• to the full extent possible; all the way
  • hard alee
    
  • the ship went hard astern
    
  • swung the wheel hard left
    

• with pain or distress or bitterness
  • he took the rejection very hard
    

• very near or close in space or time
  • it stands hard by the railroad tracks
    
  • they were hard on his heels
    
  • a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening
    

• into a solid condition
  • concrete that sets hard within a few hours
    

• indulging excessively
  • he drank heavily
    

• slowly and with difficulty
  • prejudices die hard
    

• causing great damage or hardship
  • industries hit hard by the depression
    
  • she was severely affected by the bank's failure
    

• earnestly or intently
  • thought hard about it
    
  • stared hard at the accused
    

• with firmness
  • held hard to the railing
    

• with effort or force or vigor
  • the team played hard
    
  • worked hard all day
    
  • pressed hard on the lever
    
  • hit the ball hard
    
  • slammed the door hard
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  tough , strong , intemperate , heavy , concentrated , unvoiced , voiceless , surd , knockout , severe , difficult , heavily , intemperately , severely , firmly
• Antonyms: 
  soft , diffuse , diffused , voiced , sonant , easy , lightly