1solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced:the slate broke on the hard floorrub the varnish down when it’s hard
(of a person) not showing any signs of weakness; tough:only a handful are hard enough to join the SAS
(of prices of shares, commodities, etc.) high and stable; firm.
2done with a great deal of force or strength:a hard whack
3requiring a great deal of endurance or effort:airship-flying was pretty hard workit’s hard for drummers these days [with infinitive]:she found it hard to believe that he could be involved
putting a lot of energy into an activity:he’d been a hard worker all his lifeeveryone has been hard at work
difficult to bear; causing suffering:times were hard at the end of the warhe’d had a hard life
difficult to understand or solve:this is a really hard question
not showing sympathy or affection; strict:he can be such a hard taskmaster
denoting an extreme or dogmatic faction within a political party:the hard left
(of a season or the weather) severe:it’s been a long, hard winter
harsh or unpleasant to the senses:the hard light of morning
(of wine) harsh or sharp to the taste, especially because of tannin.
4(of information) reliable, especially because based on something true or substantiated:hard facts about the underclass are maddeningly elusive
(of a subject of study) dealing with precise and verifiable facts:efforts to turn psychology into hard science
(of science fiction) scientifically accurate rather than purely fantastic or whimsical:a hard SF novel
5very potent, powerful, or intense, in particular:
strongly alcoholic; denoting a spirit rather than beer or wine.
(of a drug) potent and addictive.
(of radiation) highly penetrating.
(of pornography) highly obscene and explicit.
6(of water) containing mineral salts that make lathering difficult.
7(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go).
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1with a great deal of effort:they work hard at school
with a great deal of force; violently:it was raining hard
2so as to be solid or firm:the mortar has set hard
3to the fullest extent possible:put the wheel hard over to starboard
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a road leading down across a foreshore.
be hard on
1treat or criticize (someone) severely:you’re being too hard on her
2be difficult for or unfair to:it was hard on her, because she had to walk nearly a mile out of her way
3be likely to hurt or damage:the monitor flickers, which is hard on the eyes
be hard put (to it)
[usually with infinitive] find it very difficult:you’ll be hard put to find a better compromise
give someone a hard time
informal deliberately make a situation difficult for someone.
go hard with
dated turn out to (someone’s) disadvantage:it would go hard with the poor
hard and fast
(of a rule or a distinction made) fixed and definitive:there are no hard and fast rules about that
