- hard⇄adj. 1. like steel, glass, and rock; not soft; not yielding to touch.
Ex. a hard nut, hard wood.
(SYN) rigid.
2. firm; solid; tight.
Ex. a hard knot.
3. needing much ability, effort, or time; difficult or troublesome. < - hard⇄adv. 1. so as to be hard, solid, or firm.
Ex. The river is frozen hard.
2. firmly; solidly; tightly.
Ex. He took me by the hand and held me hard.
3. with difficulty.
Ex. to breathe hard.
4. with steady effort or ene - hard⇄expr. hard and fast, that cannot be changed or broken; strict.
Ex. hard and fast rules of behavior. - hard⇄expr. hard of hearing,
a. somewhat deaf.
Ex. You will have to speak up; that old man is very hard of hearing.
b. persons who are somewhat deaf.
Ex. The hard of hearing who hate to admit it can just wear glasses [equipped with a - hard⇄expr. hard put to it, in much difficulty or trouble.
Ex. He is hard put to it to conceal his irritation (New Statesman). - hard⇄expr. hard put, having much difficulty or trouble.
Ex. Others are hard put to keep their drilling programs up to schedule (New York Times). - hard⇄expr. hard up, (Informal.) needing money or anything else very badly; hard-pressed.
Ex. The party is not so hard up that it can't find somebody who stuck by his own family (Time). - hard⇄hard, adjective, adverb.