hard

  1. Adjective.  Resistant to pressure.
  2. Adjective.  Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand.
  3. Adjective.  Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
  4. Adjective.  (context, of a person) , severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
  5. Adjective.  Unquestionable.
  6. Adjective.  Of drink, strong.
  7. Adjective.  (context, of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
  8. Adjective.  Of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds.
  9. Adjective.  (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused.
  10. Adjective.  (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
  11. Adjective.  (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material, having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
  12. Adverb.  (context, manner) With much force or effort.
  13. Adverb.  (context, manner) With difficulty.
  14. Adverb.  (context, manner) Compactly.
  15. Adverb.  (context, now) Near, close.
  16. Noun.  (nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

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