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Definitions for Hard

[1] not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
[2] firmly formed; tight: a hard knot.
[3] difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task.
[4] difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please; a hard time.
[5] difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem.
[6] involving a great deal of effort, energy, or persistence: hard labor; hard study.
[7] performing or carrying on work with great effort, energy, or persistence: a hard worker.
[8] vigorous or violent in force; severe: a hard rain; a hard fall.
[9] bad; unendurable; unbearable: hard luck.
[10] oppressive; harsh; rough: hard treatment.
[11] austere; severe: a hard winter; the hard times of the Great Depression.
[12] harsh or severe in dealing with others: a hard master.
[13] difficult to explain away; undeniable: hard facts.
[14] that can be verified; factual, as distinguished from speculation or hearsay: hard information.
[15] harsh or unfriendly; resentful; severe; bitter: hard feelings; hard words.
[16] of stern judgment or close examination; searching: a hard look.
[17] lacking delicacy or softness; not blurred or diffused; clear and distinct; sharp; harsh: a hard line; a hard, bright light; hard features; a hard face.
[18] (of a photograph) contrasty.
[19] severe or rigorous in terms: a hard bargain.
[20] sternly realistic; dispassionate; unsentimental: a hard, practical man; a hard view of life.
[21] incorrigible; disreputable; tough: a hard character.
[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: a hard loan.
[26] denoting assets with intrinsic value, as gold, silver, or diamonds.
[27] (of alcoholic beverages) containing more than 22.5 percent alcohol by volume, as whiskey and brandy as opposed to beer and wine. strong because of fermentation; intoxicating: hard cider.
[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] (of bread and baked goods) having a firm, crisp crust or texture: hard rolls. stale or tough.
[32] (of a fabric) having relatively little nap; smooth: Silk is a harder fabric than wool or cotton.
[33] (of the landing of a rocket or space vehicle) executed without decelerating: a hard landing on the moon. 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: hard x-rays. Compare soft(def 29) .
[41] (of the penis) erect.
[42] with great exertion; with vigor or violence; strenuously: to work hard; to try hard.
[43] earnestly, intently, or critically: to look hard at a thing.
[44] harshly or severely.
[45] so as to be solid, tight, or firm: frozen hard.
[46] with strong force or impact: She tripped and came down hard on her back.
[47] in a deeply affected manner; with genuine sorrow or remorse: She took it very hard when they told her of his death.
[48] closely; immediately: Failure and defeat seemed hard at hand. The decision to ban students from the concerts followed hard on the heels of the riot.
[49] to an unreasonable or extreme degree; excessively; immoderately: He's hitting the bottle pretty hard.
[50] Nautical . closely, fully, or to the extreme limit: hard aport; hard alee.
[51] Nautical . a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
[52] British . a firm or solid beach or foreshore. a firm landing, jetty, or road across or adjoining the foreshore.
[53] British Slang . hard labor.
[54] be hard on , to deal harshly with; be stern: You are being too hard on him.
[55] hard by , in close proximity to; near: The house is hard by the river.
[56] hard of hearing . hearing-impaired.
[57] hard put , in great perplexity or difficulty; at a loss: We were hard put to finish the examination in one hour.
[58] hard up , Informal . urgently in need of money. feeling a lack or need: The country is hard up for technicians and doctors.
[59] the refuse or coarser parts of flax or hemp, separated in hackling.
[60] firm or rigid; not easily dented, crushed, or pierced
[61] toughened by or as if by physical labour; not soft or smooth hard hands
[62] difficult to do or accomplish; arduous a hard task
[63] difficult to understand or perceive a hard question
[64] showing or requiring considerable physical or mental energy, effort, or application hard work ; a hard drinker
[65] stern, cold, or intractable a hard judge
[66] exacting; demanding a hard master
[67] harsh; cruel a hard fate
[68] inflicting pain, sorrow, distress, or hardship hard times
[69] tough or adamant a hard man
[70] forceful or violent a hard knock
[71] cool or uncompromising we took a long hard look at our profit factor
[72] indisputable; real hard facts
[73] chem (of water) impairing the formation of a lather by soap See hardness (def. 3)
[74] practical, shrewd, or calculating he is a hard man in business
[75] too harsh to be pleasant hard light
[76] (of cash, money, etc) in coin and paper rather than cheques (of currency) in strong demand, esp as a result of a good balance of payments situation (of credit) difficult to obtain; tight
[77] (of alcoholic drink) being a spirit rather than a wine, beer, etc the hard stuff
[78] (of a drug such as heroin, morphine, or cocaine) highly addictive Compare soft (def. 20)
[79] physics (of radiation, such as gamma rays and X-rays) having high energy and the ability to penetrate solids
[80] physics (of a vacuum) almost complete
[81] mainly US (of goods) durable
[82] short for hard-core See hard core (def. 3), hard core (def. 4)
[83] (of news coverage) concentrating on serious stories
[84] phonetics an older word for fortis (not in modern technical usage) denoting the consonants c and g in English when they are pronounced as velar stops (k, g) (of consonants in the Slavonic languages) not palatalized
[85] being heavily fortified and protected (of nuclear missiles) located underground in massively reinforced silos
[86] politically extreme the hard left
[87] British and NZ informal incorrigible or disreputable (esp in the phrase a hard case )
[88] (of bread, etc) stale and old
[89] a hard nut to crack a person not easily persuaded or won over a thing not easily understood
[90] hard by near; close by
[91] hard doer NZ a tough worker at anything
[92] hard done by unfairly or badly treated
[93] hard up informal in need of money; poor (foll by for) in great need (of) hard up for suggestions
[94] put the hard word on Australian and NZ informal to ask or demand something from
[95] with great energy, force, or vigour the team always played hard
[96] as far as possible; all the way hard left
[97] with application; earnestly or intently she thought hard about the formula
[98] with great intensity, force, or violence his son's death hit him hard
[99] (foll by on, upon, by, or after ) close; near hard on his heels
[100] (foll by at) assiduously; devotedly
[101] with effort or difficulty their victory was hard won (in combination ) hard-earned
[102] slowly and reluctantly prejudice dies hard
[103] go hard with to cause pain or difficulty to (someone) it will go hard with you if you don't tell the truth
[104] hard at it working hard
[105] hard put or hard put to it scarcely having the capacity (to do something) he's hard put to get to work by 9:30
[106] any colorant that produces a harsh coarse appearance
[107] British a roadway across a foreshore
[108] slang hard labour
[109] slang an erection of the penis (esp in the phrase get or have a hard on )
[110] coarse fibres and other refuse from flax and hemp

Words related to Hard

solid, strong, tough, heavy, troublesome, arduous, terrible, complicated, serious, rough, bleak, harsh, painful, grim, positive, sure, strongly, seriously, vigorously, heavily

Words nearby Hard

harborside, harbour, harbour master, harbour seal, harbourage, hard, hard act to follow, hard and fast, hard as nails, hard bargain, hard bop

Origin of Hard

sbefore 900; Middle English herdes, Old English heordan

Other words from Hard

half-hard , adjective
o·ver·hard , adjective
o·ver·hard·ness , noun
sem·i·hard , adjective
sem·i·hard·ness , noun

Word origin for Hard

sOld English heordan (plural); related to Middle Dutch hēde, Greek keskeon tow

Synonyms for Hard

solid, strong, tough, concentrated, adamantine, callous, compact, compacted, compressed, consolidated, dense, firm, hardened, impenetrable, indurate, indurated, inflexible, iron, packed, rigid, rocky, set, stiff, stony, thick, unyielding