Etymology : Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength
Pronunciation : härd
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. rigid, stiff; difficult. adstrenuously, with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit.
2. tough: "Cause I'm too hard to lift " -- Dr. Dre (Let me ride [??]).
3. erected: "Ya dicks on hard " -- Dr. Dre (In your own dogs [??]). hard\hard\ , a. [compar. harder ; superl. hardest.] [oe. heard, as. heard; akin to os. & d. heard, g. hart, ohg. harti, icel. har r, dan. haard, sw. h?rd, goth. hardus, gr. strong, , , strength, and also to e. -ard, as in coward, drunkard, -crat, -cracy in autocrat, democracy; cf. skr. kratu strength, to do, make. cf. hardy.].
4. not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
5. difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem. the hard causes they brought unto moses. xviii.
6. in which are some things hard to be understood. ii.
7. 3. difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.
8. difficult to resist or control; powerful. the stag was too hard for the horse. a power which will be always too hard for them.
9. difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms. i never could drive a hard bargain.
10. difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.
11. not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style. figures harder than even the marble itself.
12. rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.
13. (pron.) abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; -- said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc.
14. wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.
15. (painting) (a) rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition. (b) having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade.hard cancer,hard case, etc. see:
under cancer, case, etc.hard clam, or.
16. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
17. Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.
18. Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.
19. Difficult to resist or control; powerful.
20. Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.
21. Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.
22. Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.
23. Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.
24. Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc.
25. Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.
26. Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
27. Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade.
28. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.
29. With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.
30. Uneasily; vexatiously; slowly.
31. So as to raise difficulties.
32. With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; nimbly; as, to run hard.
33. Close or near.
34. To harden; to make hard.
35. A ford or passage across a river or swamp. dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before" unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock" metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb" of speech sounds having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" 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" to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left" 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" with firmness; "held hard to the railing" earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused" 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".
36. 1. Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck. ¡Ù soft + hardness hard·ness He felt the hardness of the iron railing press against his spine.
37. Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with. It's hard to tell what effect this latest move will have Our traveller's behaviour on the journey is hard to explain That's a very hard question. = difficult ¡Ù easy.
38. If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort. I'll work hard. I don't want to let him down Am I trying too hard? Hard is also an adjective. I admired him as a true scientist and hard worker.
39. Hard work involves a lot of activity and effort. Coping with three babies is very hard work Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring.
40. If you look, listen, or think hard, you do it carefully and with a great deal of attention. You had to listen hard to hear the old man breathe Hard is also an adjective. It might be worth taking a long hard look at your frustrations and resentments.
41. If you strike or take hold of something hard, you strike or take hold of it with a lot of force. I kicked a dustbin very hard and broke my toe. Hard is also an adjective. He gave her a hard push which toppled her backwards into an armchair.
42. You can use hard to indicate that something happens intensely and for a long time. I've never seen Terry laugh so hard It was snowing hard by then.
43. If a person or their expression is hard, they show no kindness or sympathy. His father was a hard man ¡Ù gentle.
44. If you are hard on someone, you treat them severely or unkindly. Don't be so hard on him. ¡Ù soft Hard is also an adverb. He said the security forces would continue to crack down hard on the protestors.
45. If you say that something is hard on a person or thing, you mean it affects them in a way that is likely to cause them damage or suffering. The grey light was hard on the eyes These last four years have been hard on them.
46. If you have a hard life or a hard period of time, your life or that period is difficult and unpleasant for you. It had been a hard life for her Those were hard times. = tough + hardness hard·ness In America, people don't normally admit to the hardness of life.
47. Hard evidence or facts are definitely true and do not need to be questioned. There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance.
48. Hard water contains a lot of calcium compounds that stop soap making bubbles and sometimes appear as a deposit in kettles and baths. ¡Ù soft.
49. Hard drugs are very strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine. ¡Ù soft.
50. If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly. The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift.
51. If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort. The talks had been hard going at the start.
52. To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it. California's been particularly hard hit by the recession.
53. If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do. I wanted her and she was playing hard to get.
54. If someone is hard put to do something or, in British English if they are hard pushed to do something, they have great difficulty doing it. Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.
55. If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it. Maybe I just took it too hard. adj. hard coal hard disk hard water strong and hard punishment Townes Charles Hard.
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