hard

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure“a difficult task”

resisting weight or pressure

dispassionate“took a hard look”

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort“worked their arduous way up the mining valley”

produced without vibration of the vocal cords“unvoiced consonants such as ‘p’ and ‘k’ and ‘s’”

very strong or vigorous“a hard left to the chin”

given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors“a hard drinker”

being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content“hard liquor”

unfortunate or hard to bear“had hard luck”

(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum“Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants”

dried out“hard dry rolls left over from the day before”

indulging excessively“he drank heavily”

with firmness“held hard to the railing”

causing great damage or hardship“industries hit hard by the depression”

slowly and with difficulty“prejudices die hard”

with effort or force or vigor“the team played hard”

earnestly or intently“thought hard about it”

into a solid condition“concrete that sets hard within a few hours”

very near or close in space or time“it stands hard by the railroad tracks”

with pain or distress or bitterness“he took the rejection very hard”

to the full extent possible; all the way“hard alee”