hard
/hɑːd/
noun/hɑːd/
/hɑɹd/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
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Meaning 2 · noun
A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
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Meaning 3 · noun
Crack cocaine.
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Meaning 4 · noun
Hard labor.
“The prisoners were sentenced to three years' hard.”
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Meaning 5 · adjective
(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
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Meaning 6 · adjective
(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Unquestionable.
“hard evidence; a hard requirement”
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Meaning 8 · adjective
(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.”
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Meaning 9 · adjective
(of a male) Sexually aroused.
“I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach.”
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Meaning 10 · adjective
Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
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Meaning 11 · adjective
Plosive.
“There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre".”
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Meaning 12 · adjective
Unvoiced
“Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j.”
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Meaning 13 · adjective
Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized
“The letter ж in Russian is always hard.”
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Meaning 14 · adjective
Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
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Meaning 15 · adjective
In a physical form, not digital.
“a soft or hard copy ; a digital or hard archive”
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Meaning 16 · adjective
Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
“a hard reboot or reset”
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Meaning 17 · adjective
Far, extreme.
“hard right, hard left”
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Meaning 18 · adjective
Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
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Meaning 19 · adverb
(manner) With much force or effort.
“At the intersection, bear hard left.”
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Meaning 20 · adverb
(manner) With difficulty.
“His degree was hard earned.”
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Meaning 21 · adverb
So as to raise difficulties.
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Meaning 22 · adverb
(manner) Compactly.
“The lake had finally frozen hard.”
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Meaning 23 · adverb
Near, close.
How this word is used
- General “The prisoners were sentenced to three years' hard.”
- General “hard evidence; a hard requirement”
- General “At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.”
- General “I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach.”
- General “There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre".”
- General “Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j.”
- General “The letter ж in Russian is always hard.”
- General “a soft or hard copy ; a digital or hard archive”
- General “a hard reboot or reset”
- General “hard right, hard left”
- Everyday “At the intersection, bear hard left.”
- General “His degree was hard earned.”
- General “The lake had finally frozen hard.”
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