Definitions for hard

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hard hard

Spelling: [hahrd]

IPA: /hɑrd/

Hard is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in hard (adhr).

Definitions for hard

noun

1. Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
2. British. a firm or solid beach or foreshore. a firm landing, jetty, or road across or adjoining the foreshore.
3. British Slang. hard labor.

Idioms

1. be hard on, to deal harshly with; be stern:
2. hard by, in close proximity to; near:
3. hard of hearing. hearing-impaired.
4. hard put, in great perplexity or difficulty; at a loss:
5. hard up, Informal. urgently in need of money. feeling a lack or need:

adverb

1. with great exertion; with vigor or violence; strenuously:
2. earnestly, intently, or critically:
3. harshly or severely.
4. so as to be solid, tight, or firm:
5. with strong force or impact:
6. in a deeply affected manner; with genuine sorrow or remorse:
7. closely; immediately:
8. to an unreasonable or extreme degree; excessively; immoderately:
9. Nautical. closely, fully, or to the extreme limit:

adjective

1. not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
2. firmly formed; tight:
3. difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome:
4. difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.:
5. difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand:
6. involving a great deal of effort, energy, or persistence:
7. performing or carrying on work with great effort, energy, or persistence:
8. vigorous or violent in force; severe:
9. bad; unendurable; unbearable:
10. oppressive; harsh; rough:
11. austere; severe:
12. harsh or severe in dealing with others:
13. difficult to explain away; undeniable:
14. that can be verified; factual, as distinguished from speculation or hearsay:
15. harsh or unfriendly; resentful; severe; bitter:
16. of stern judgment or close examination; searching:
17. lacking delicacy or softness; not blurred or diffused; clear and distinct; sharp; harsh:
18. (of a photograph) contrasty.
19. severe or rigorous in terms:
20. sternly realistic; dispassionate; unsentimental:
21. incorrigible; disreputable; tough:
22. Scot. and North England. niggardly; stingy.
23. in coins or paper money as distinguished from checks, securities, promissory notes, or other negotiable instruments).
24. (of paper money or a monetary system) supported by sufficient gold reserves and easily convertible into the currency of a foreign nation.
25. (of money) scarce or available at high interest rates:
26. denoting assets with intrinsic value, as gold, silver, or diamonds.
27. containing more than 22.5 percent alcohol by volume, as whiskey and brandy as opposed to beer and wine. strong because of fermentation; intoxicating:
28. (of wine) tasting excessively of tannin.
29. (of an illicit narcotic or drug) known to be physically addictive, as opium, morphine, or cocaine.
30. (of water) containing mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap.
31. having a firm, crisp crust or texture: stale or tough.
32. (of a fabric) having relatively little nap; smooth:
33. (of the landing of a rocket or space vehicle) executed without decelerating: Compare soft (def 28).
34. (of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.
35. (of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo.
36. Military. being underground and strongly protected from nuclear bombardment.
37. Agriculture. noting wheats with high gluten content, milled for a bread flour as contrasted with pastry flour.
38. Phonetics. fortis. (of c and g) pronounced as (k) in come and (g) in go, rather than as in cent, cello, suspicion, gem, or beige. (of consonants in Slavic languages) not palatalized. Compare soft (def 26).
39. (in the making of rope) noting a lay having a considerable angle to the axis of the rope; short.
40. Physics. (of a beam of particles or photons) having relatively high energy: Compare soft (def 29).
41. (of the penis) erect.

plural noun

1. the refuse or coarser parts of flax or hemp, separated in hackling.

Origin of hard

before 900; Middle English; Old English heard; cognate with Dutch hard, German hart, Old Norse harthr, Gothic hardus; akin to Greek kratýs strong, Ionic dial. kártos strength (cf. Examples for hard

Ambrose only exclaimed “O uncle, you must have been hard pressed.”

I mean, the reality of it was, I had to go out and get on a horse, and ride in, shoot the gun — how hard was that, right?

They worked just as hard on that as the people who made the good movie did.

It was hard not to take it as a sign, a personal comment on my own Jewish dating failings.

My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.

Our hero, though strong-armed, had hard work to keep up with him.

But Uncle Peter had already put in some hard winters, and was not wanting in fortitude.

I seen some hard times myself, and this boy's father was a fighter, too.

Mr. Bachner said it had been hard to introduce his work ethic and share his vision with the locals and his team.

No wonder Florence has a hard time of it; but isn't it wretched of me to gossip?