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hard Definition
(a)
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
"; "
a
difficult
child
"; "
found
himself
in
a
difficult
situation
"; "
why
i
(a)
metaphorically
hard
; "
a
hard
fate
"; "
took
a
hard
look
"; "
a
hard
bargainer
"; "
a
hard
climb
"
(a)
not
yielding
to
pressure
or
easily
penetrated
; "
hard
as
rock
"
(a)
of
speech
sounds
(r)
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
"
(r)
with
firmness
; "
held
hard
to
the
railing
"
(r)
earnestly
or
intently
; "
thought
hard
about
it
"; "
stared
hard
at
the
accused
"
(r)
causing
great
damage
or
hardship
; "
industries
hit
hard
by
the
depression
"; "
she
was
severely
affected
by
the
bank
''
s
failure
"
(r)
slowly
and
with
difficulty
; "
prejudices
die
hard
"
(r)
indulging
excessively
; "
he
drank
heavily
"
(r)
into
a
solid
condition
; "
concrete
that
sets
hard
within
a
few
hours
"
(r)
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
"
(r)
with
pain
or
distress
or
bitterness
; "
he
took
the
rejection
very
hard
"
(r)
to
the
full
extent
possible
;
all
the
way
; "
hard
alee
"; "
the
ship
went
hard
astern
"; "
swung
the
wheel
hard
left
"
(s)
very
strong
or
vigorous
; "
strong
winds
"; "
a
hard
left
to
the
chin
"; "
a
knockout
punch
"; "
a
severe
blow
"
(s)
characterized
by
toilsome
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
(s)
having
undergone
fermentation
; "
hard
cider
"
(s)
having
a
high
alcoholic
content
; "
hard
liquor
"
(s)
unfortunate
or
hard
to
bear
; "
had
hard
luck
"; "
a
tough
break
"
(s)
dried
out
; "
hard
dry
rolls
left
over
from
the
day
before
"
hard Synonyms
arduous
backbreaking
difficult
fermented
firmly
grueling
gruelling
hard
heavily
heavy
intemperately
knockout
laborious
punishing
severe
severely
strong
toilsome
tough
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