hard

definition: with effort or force or vigor
example: the team played hard
speech part: adverb
synonyms:
definition: to the full extent possible
example:
speech part: adverb
synonyms:
definition: slowly and with difficulty
example: prejudices die hard
speech part: adverb
synonyms:
definition: causing great damage or hardship
example: industries hit hard by the depression
speech part: adverb
synonyms: severely
definition: with firmness
example: held hard to the railing
speech part: adverb
synonyms: firmly
definition: earnestly or intently
example: thought hard about it
speech part: adverb
synonyms:
definition: with pain or distress or bitterness
example: We took the rejection very hard.
speech part: adverb
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definition: very near or close in space or time
example: it stands hard by the railroad tracks
speech part: adverb
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definition: into a solid condition
example: concrete that sets hard within a few hours
speech part: adverb
synonyms:
definition: indulging excessively
example:
speech part: adverb
synonyms: heavily intemperately
definition: not easy
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: difficult
definition: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: heavy arduous backbreaking grueling gruelling laborious operose toilsome punishing
definition: dried out
example: hard dry rolls left over from the day before
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: unfortunate or hard to bear
example: had hard luck
speech part: adjective
synonyms: tough
definition: resisting weight or pressure
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: dispassionate
example: took a hard look
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: (of speech sounds)
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: soft
definition: (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: concentrated
definition: being distilled rather than fermented
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: strong
definition: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
example: a hard drinker
speech part: adjective
synonyms: heavy intemperate
definition: produced without vibration of the vocal cords
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: voiceless unvoiced surd
definition: very strong or vigorous
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: severe knockout

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