hard
/hɑːd/
Dictionary
noun
- A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
- Crack cocaine.
- Hard labor.
"The prisoners were sentenced to three years' hard."
adjective
- (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
- (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
- Unquestionable.
"hard evidence; a hard requirement"
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
"At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left."
- (of a male) Sexually aroused.
"I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach."
- Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- Plosive.
"There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre"."
- Unvoiced
"Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j."
- Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized
"The letter ж in Russian is always hard."
- Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
- In a physical form, not digital.
"a soft or hard copy ; a digital or hard archive"
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
"a hard reboot or reset"
- Far, extreme.
"hard right, hard left"
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
adverb
- (manner) With much force or effort.
"At the intersection, bear hard left."
- (manner) With difficulty.
"His degree was hard earned."
- So as to raise difficulties.
- (manner) Compactly.
"The lake had finally frozen hard."
- Near, close.
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