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  Overview  of  adj  hard 
 
  The  adj  hard  has  11  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (37)  difficult,  hard  --  (not  easy;  requiring  great  physical  or  mental  effort  to  accomplish  or  comprehend  or  endure;  "a  difficult  task";  "nesting  places  on  the  cliffs  are  difficult  of  access";  "difficult  times";  "a  difficult  child";  "found  himself  in  a  difficult  situation";  "why  is  it  so  hard  for  you  to  keep  a  secret?") 
  2.  (20)  hard  --  (metaphorically  hard;  "a  hard  fate";  "took  a  hard  look";  "a  hard  bargainer";  "a  hard  climb") 
  3.  (15)  hard  --  (not  yielding  to  pressure  or  easily  penetrated;  "hard  as  rock") 
  4.  (5)  hard,  knockout,  severe  --  (very  strong  or  vigorous;  "strong  winds";  "a  hard  left  to  the  chin";  "a  knockout  punch";  "a  severe  blow") 
  5.  (4)  arduous,  backbreaking,  grueling,  gruelling,  hard,  heavy,  laborious,  labourious,  punishing,  toilsome  --  (characterized  by  toilsome  effort  to  the  point  of  exhaustion;  especially  physical  effort;  "worked  their  arduous  way  up  the  mining  valley";  "a  grueling  campaign";  "hard  labor";  "heavy  work";  "heavy  going";  "spent  many  laborious  hours  on  the  project";  "set  a  punishing  pace") 
  6.  hard  --  (of  speech  sounds) 
  7.  hard,  heavy  --  (of  a  drinker  or  drinking;  indulging  intemperately;  "does  a  lot  of  hard  drinking";  "a  heavy  drinker") 
  8.  fermented,  hard  --  (having  undergone  fermentation;  "hard  cider") 
  9.  hard,  strong  --  (having  a  high  alcoholic  content;  "hard  liquor") 
  10.  hard,  tough  --  (unfortunate  or  hard  to  bear;  "had  hard  luck";  "a  tough  break") 
  11.  hard  --  (dried  out  "hard  dry  rolls  left  over  from  the  day  before") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  hard 
 
  The  adv  hard  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  hard  --  (with  effort  or  force  or  vigor;  "the  team  played  hard";  "worked  hard  all  day";  "pressed  hard  on  the  lever";  "hit  the  ball  hard";  "slammed  the  door  hard") 
  2.  (3)  hard,  firmly  --  (with  firmness;  "held  hard  to  the  railing") 
  3.  (1)  hard  --  (earnestly  or  intently;  "thought  hard  about  it";  "stared  hard  at  the  accused") 
  4.  (1)  hard,  severely  --  (causing  great  damage  or  hardship;  "industries  hit  hard  by  the  depression";  "she  was  severely  affected  by  the  bank's  failure") 
  5.  (1)  hard  --  (slowly  and  with  difficulty;  "prejudices  die  hard") 
  6.  heavily,  intemperately,  hard  --  (indulging  excessively;  "he  drank  heavily") 
  7.  hard  --  (into  a  solid  condition;  "concrete  that  sets  hard  within  a  few  hours") 
  8.  hard  --  (very  near  or  close  in  space  or  time;  "it  stands  hard  by  the  railroad  tracks";  "they  were  hard  on  his  heels";  "a  strike  followed  hard  upon  the  plant's  opening") 
  9.  hard  --  (with  pain  or  distress  or  bitterness;  "he  took  the  rejection  very  hard") 
  10.  hard  --  (to  the  full  extent  possible;  all  the  way  "hard  alee";  "the  ship  went  hard  astern";  "swung  the  wheel  hard  left") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  hard 
 
  11  senses  of  hard 
 
  Sense  1 
  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  hard  (vs.  soft) 
 
  soft  (vs.  hard) 
  =>  coddled,  pampered,  spoiled 
  =>  compliant 
  =>  diffused,  softened 
  =>  easy 
  =>  effeminate,  weak 
  =>  euphonious 
  =>  liquid 
  =>  mellow,  mellowing 
 
  Sense  3 
  hard  (vs.  soft) 
 
  soft  (vs.  hard) 
  =>  brushed,  fleecy,  napped 
  =>  cheeselike 
  =>  compressible,  squeezable 
  =>  cushioned,  cushiony,  padded 
  =>  demulcent,  emollient,  salving,  softening 
  =>  downy,  downlike,  flossy,  fluffy 
  =>  flabby,  flaccid 
  =>  brushed,  fleecy,  napped 
  =>  yielding 
  =>  mushy 
  =>  overstuffed 
  =>  softish,  semisoft 
  =>  spongy,  squashy,  squishy,  spongelike 
  =>  velvet,  velvety 
  =>  cottony 
  =>  flocculent,  woolly,  wooly 
 
  Sense  4 
  hard,  knockout,  severe 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  strong)  ->  weak 
 
  Sense  5 
  arduous,  backbreaking,  grueling,  gruelling,  hard,  heavy,  laborious,  labourious,  punishing,  toilsome 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  effortful)  ->  effortless 
 
  Sense  6 
  hard  (vs.  soft) 
 
  soft  (vs.  hard) 
  =>  fricative,  sibilant,  spirant 
  =>  palatal,  palatalized,  palatalised 
  =>  fricative,  sibilant,  spirant 
 
  Sense  7 
  hard(postnominal),  heavy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intemperate)  ->  temperate 
 
  Sense  8 
  fermented,  hard 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  soured)  ->  unsoured 
 
  Sense  9 
  hard,  strong 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  alcoholic)  ->  nonalcoholic,  soft 
 
  Sense  10 
  hard,  tough 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bad)  ->  good 
 
  Sense  11 
  hard 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  stale)  ->  fresh 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  hard 
 
  11  senses  of  hard 
 
  Sense  1 
  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
  =>  ambitious,  challenging 
  =>  arduous 
  =>  awkward,  embarrassing,  sticky,  unenviable 
  =>  baffling,  knotty,  problematic,  problematical 
  =>  catchy,  tricky 
  =>  delicate,  ticklish 
  =>  fractious 
  =>  hard-fought 
  =>  herculean,  Herculean 
  =>  nasty,  tight 
  =>  rocky,  rough 
  =>  rugged,  tough 
  =>  stubborn 
  =>  tall(postnominal) 
  =>  thorny 
  =>  troublesome 
  =>  trying 
  =>  vexed 
  =>  serious 
  Also  See->  demanding#1;  effortful#1;  hard#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  hard  (vs.  soft) 
  =>  brutal,  cruel,  harsh,  rigorous,  unkind 
  =>  calculating,  calculative,  conniving,  scheming,  shrewd 
  =>  case-hardened,  hardened,  hard-boiled 
  =>  steely 
  =>  stiff,  uphill 
  Also  See->  difficult#1,  hard#1;  insensitive#2;  merciless#1,  unmerciful#1;  tough#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  hard  (vs.  soft) 
  =>  adamantine 
  =>  corneous,  hornlike,  horny 
  =>  erect,  tumid 
  =>  firm,  solid 
  =>  granitic,  granitelike,  rocklike,  stony 
  =>  hardened,  set 
  =>  lignified,  woody 
  =>  marmoreal,  marmorean 
  =>  ossified 
  =>  petrified 
  =>  petrous,  stonelike 
  =>  slaty,  slatey 
  =>  steely 
  =>  unpadded 
  =>  semihard 
  Also  See->  solid#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  hard,  knockout,  severe 
  =>  strong  (vs.  weak) 
 
  Sense  5 
  arduous,  backbreaking,  grueling,  gruelling,  hard,  heavy,  laborious,  labourious,  punishing,  toilsome 
  =>  effortful  (vs.  effortless) 
 
  Sense  6 
  hard  (vs.  soft) 
  =>  plosive 
  =>  velar 
 
  Sense  7 
  hard(postnominal),  heavy 
  =>  intemperate  (vs.  temperate) 
 
  Sense  8 
  fermented,  hard 
  =>  soured  (vs.  unsoured) 
 
  Sense  9 
  hard,  strong 
  =>  alcoholic  (vs.  nonalcoholic) 
 
  Sense  10 
  hard,  tough 
  =>  bad  (vs.  good) 
 
  Sense  11 
  hard 
  =>  stale  (vs.  fresh) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  hard 
 
  2  of  11  senses  of  hard 
 
  Sense  1 
  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
  =>  difficulty,  difficultness 
 
  Sense  3 
  hard  (vs.  soft) 
  =>  hardness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  hard 
 
  hard  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  11) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hard 
  die-hard 
  hard 
  hard-and-fast 
  hard-baked 
  hard-bitten 
  hard-boiled 
  hard-core 
  hard-fought 
  hard-hitting 
  hard-line 
  hard-nosed 
  hard-of-hearing 
  hard-pressed 
  hard-surfaced 
  hard-to-please 
  hard  put 
  hard  to  please 
  hard  up 
  hardback 
  hardbacked 
  hardbound 
  hardcore 
  hardcover 
  hardened 
  hardfisted 
  hardheaded 
  hardhearted 
  hardline 
  hardly  a 
  hardscrabble 
  hardwood 
  hardworking 
  hardy 
  semihard 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hard 
 
  The  adj  hard  has  11  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (37)  difficult,  hard  --  (not  easy;  requiring  great  physical  or  mental  effort  to  accomplish  or  comprehend  or  endure;  "a  difficult  task";  "nesting  places  on  the  cliffs  are  difficult  of  access";  "difficult  times";  "a  difficult  child";  "found  himself  in  a  difficult  situation";  "why  is  it  so  hard  for  you  to  keep  a  secret?") 
  2.  (20)  hard  --  (metaphorically  hard;  "a  hard  fate";  "took  a  hard  look";  "a  hard  bargainer";  "a  hard  climb") 
  3.  (15)  hard  --  (not  yielding  to  pressure  or  easily  penetrated;  "hard  as  rock") 
  4.  (5)  hard,  knockout,  severe  --  (very  strong  or  vigorous;  "strong  winds";  "a  hard  left  to  the  chin";  "a  knockout  punch";  "a  severe  blow") 
  5.  (4)  arduous,  backbreaking,  grueling,  gruelling,  hard,  heavy,  laborious,  labourious,  punishing,  toilsome  --  (characterized  by  toilsome  effort  to  the  point  of  exhaustion;  especially  physical  effort;  "worked  their  arduous  way  up  the  mining  valley";  "a  grueling  campaign";  "hard  labor";  "heavy  work";  "heavy  going";  "spent  many  laborious  hours  on  the  project";  "set  a  punishing  pace") 
  6.  hard  --  (of  speech  sounds) 
  7.  hard,  heavy  --  (of  a  drinker  or  drinking;  indulging  intemperately;  "does  a  lot  of  hard  drinking";  "a  heavy  drinker") 
  8.  fermented,  hard  --  (having  undergone  fermentation;  "hard  cider") 
  9.  hard,  strong  --  (having  a  high  alcoholic  content;  "hard  liquor") 
  10.  hard,  tough  --  (unfortunate  or  hard  to  bear;  "had  hard  luck";  "a  tough  break") 
  11.  hard  --  (dried  out  "hard  dry  rolls  left  over  from  the  day  before") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  hard 
 
  The  adv  hard  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  hard  --  (with  effort  or  force  or  vigor;  "the  team  played  hard";  "worked  hard  all  day";  "pressed  hard  on  the  lever";  "hit  the  ball  hard";  "slammed  the  door  hard") 
  2.  (3)  hard,  firmly  --  (with  firmness;  "held  hard  to  the  railing") 
  3.  (1)  hard  --  (earnestly  or  intently;  "thought  hard  about  it";  "stared  hard  at  the  accused") 
  4.  (1)  hard,  severely  --  (causing  great  damage  or  hardship;  "industries  hit  hard  by  the  depression";  "she  was  severely  affected  by  the  bank's  failure") 
  5.  (1)  hard  --  (slowly  and  with  difficulty;  "prejudices  die  hard") 
  6.  heavily,  intemperately,  hard  --  (indulging  excessively;  "he  drank  heavily") 
  7.  hard  --  (into  a  solid  condition;  "concrete  that  sets  hard  within  a  few  hours") 
  8.  hard  --  (very  near  or  close  in  space  or  time;  "it  stands  hard  by  the  railroad  tracks";  "they  were  hard  on  his  heels";  "a  strike  followed  hard  upon  the  plant's  opening") 
  9.  hard  --  (with  pain  or  distress  or  bitterness;  "he  took  the  rejection  very  hard") 
  10.  hard  --  (to  the  full  extent  possible;  all  the  way  "hard  alee";  "the  ship  went  hard  astern";  "swung  the  wheel  hard  left") 



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