• 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
• 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
• 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"
• having undergone fermentation; "Hard cider"
• 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"
• indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"

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