hard
— Adverb
– English
～ with firmness; "held hard to the railing"
hard
— Adverb
– English
～ to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left"
hard
— Adverb
– English
～ causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
hard
— Adverb
– English
～ earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"
hard
— Adverb
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～ into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
hard
— Adverb
– English
～ indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"
hard
— Adverb
– English
～ 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"
hard
— Adverb
– English
～ slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard"; "he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight"
hard
— Adverb
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～ 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"
hard
— Adverb
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～ with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard"
hard-boiled
— Adjective
– English
～ used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"
hard-core
— Adjective
– English
～ extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography"
hard
— Adjective
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～ being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"
hard-fought
— Adjective
– English
～ requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"
hard
— Adjective
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～ given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker"
hard
— Adjective
– English
～ (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
hard-boiled
— Adjective
– English
～ tough and callous by virtue of experience