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H`ARD, a. 1. Firm; solid; compact; not easily penetrated, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.2. Difficult; not easy to the intellect. In which are some things hard to be understood. 2 Pet.3. The hard causes they brought to Moses. Ex. 18.3. Difficult of accomplishment; not easy to be done or executed. A hard task; a disease hard to cure. Is any thing too hard for the Lord? Gen.18.4. Full of difficulties or obstacles; not easy to be traveled; as a hard way.5. Painful; difficult; distressing. Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. Gen.35.6. Laborious; fatiguing; attended with difficulty or pain, or both; as hard work or labor; hard duty; hard service.7. Oppressive; rigorous; severe; cruel; as hard bondage; a hard master. Ex.1. Is. 14.8. Unfeeling; insensible; not easily moved by pity; not susceptible of kindness, mercy or other tender affections; as a hard heart.9. Severe; harsh; rough; abusive. Have you given him any hard words of late? 10. Unfavorable; unkind; implying blame of another; as hard thoughts. 11. Severe; rigorous; oppressive. The enemy was compelled to submit to hard terms. So we say, a hard bargain; hard conditions. 12. Unreasonable; unjust. It is hard to punish a man for speculative opinions. It is a hard case. 13. Severe; pinching with cold; rigorous; tempestuous; as a hard winter; hard weather. 14. Powerful; forcible; urging; pressing close on. The stag was too hard for the horse. The disputant was too hard for his antagonist. 15. Austere; rough; acid; sour; as liquors. The cider is hard. 16. Harsh; stiff; forced; constrained; unnatural. Others--make the figures harder than the marble itself. His diction is hard, his figures too bold. 17. Not plentiful; not prosperous; pressing; distressing; as hard times, when markets are bad, and money of course scarce. 18. Avaricious; difficult in making bargains; close. Matt.25. 19. Rough; of coarse features; as a hard face or countenance. 20. Austere; severe; rigorous. 21. Rude; unpolished or unintelligible. A people of hard language. Ezek.3. 22. Coarse; unpalatable or scanty; as hard fare. H`ARD, adv. Close; near; as in the phrase,hard by. In this phrase,the word retains its original sense of pressed, or pressing. [L. pressus.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; laboriously; earnestly; vehemently; importunately; as, to work hard for a living. And pray'd so hard for mercy from the prince.2. With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.3. Uneasily; vexatiously.4. Closely; so as to raise difficulties. The question is hard set.5. Fast; nimbly; rapidly; vehemently; as, to run hard, that is, with pressure or urgency.6. Violently; with great force; tempestuously; as, the wind blows hard, or it blows hard. 7. With violence; with a copious descent of water; as, it rains hard.8. With force; as, to press hard.Hard-a-lee, in seamen's language, an order to put the helm close to the lee side of the ship, to tack or keep her head to the wind; also, that situation of the helm. Hard-a-weather, an order to put the helm close to the weather or windward side of the ship; also, that position of the helm. Hard-a-port, an order to put the helm close to the larboard side of a ship. Hard-a-starboard, an order to put the helm close to the starboard side of a ship.
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H`ARD, a. 1. Firm; solid; compact; not easily penetrated, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.2. Difficult; not easy to the intellect. In which are some things hard to be understood. 2 Pet.3. The hard causes they brought to Moses. Ex. 18.3. Difficult of accomplishment; not easy to be done or executed. A hard task; a disease hard to cure. Is any thing too hard for the Lord? Gen.18.4. Full of difficulties or obstacles; not easy to be traveled; as a hard way.5. Painful; difficult; distressing. Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. Gen.35.6. Laborious; fatiguing; attended with difficulty or pain, or both; as hard work or labor; hard duty; hard service.7. Oppressive; rigorous; severe; cruel; as hard bondage; a hard master. Ex.1. Is. 14.8. Unfeeling; insensible; not easily moved by pity; not susceptible of kindness, mercy or other tender affections; as a hard heart.9. Severe; harsh; rough; abusive. Have you given him any hard words of late? 10. Unfavorable; unkind; implying blame of another; as hard thoughts. 11. Severe; rigorous; oppressive. The enemy was compelled to submit to hard terms. So we say, a hard bargain; hard conditions. 12. Unreasonable; unjust. It is hard to punish a man for speculative opinions. It is a hard case. 13. Severe; pinching with cold; rigorous; tempestuous; as a hard winter; hard weather. 14. Powerful; forcible; urging; pressing close on. The stag was too hard for the horse. The disputant was too hard for his antagonist. 15. Austere; rough; acid; sour; as liquors. The cider is hard. 16. Harsh; stiff; forced; constrained; unnatural. Others--make the figures harder than the marble itself. His diction is hard, his figures too bold. 17. Not plentiful; not prosperous; pressing; distressing; as hard times, when markets are bad, and money of course scarce. 18. Avaricious; difficult in making bargains; close. Matt.25. 19. Rough; of coarse features; as a hard face or countenance. 20. Austere; severe; rigorous. 21. Rude; unpolished or unintelligible. A people of hard language. Ezek.3. 22. Coarse; unpalatable or scanty; as hard fare. H`ARD, adv. Close; near; as in the phrase,hard by. In this phrase,the word retains its original sense of pressed, or pressing. [L. pressus.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; laboriously; earnestly; vehemently; importunately; as, to work hard for a living. And pray'd so hard for mercy from the prince.2. With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.3. Uneasily; vexatiously.4. Closely; so as to raise difficulties. The question is hard set.5. Fast; nimbly; rapidly; vehemently; as, to run hard, that is, with pressure or urgency.6. Violently; with great force; tempestuously; as, the wind blows hard, or it blows hard. 7. With violence; with a copious descent of water; as, it rains hard.8. With force; as, to press hard.Hard-a-lee, in seamen's language, an order to put the helm close to the lee side of the ship, to tack or keep her head to the wind; also, that situation of the helm. Hard-a-weather, an order to put the helm close to the weather or windward side of the ship; also, that position of the helm. Hard-a-port, an order to put the helm close to the larboard side of a ship. Hard-a-starboard, an order to put the helm close to the starboard side of a ship. | HARD, a. [Sax. heard; Goth. hardu; D. hard; G. hart; Dan. haard; Sw. hård. The primary sense is, pressed.]- Firm; solid; compact; not easily penetrated, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
- Difficult; not easy to the intellect.
In which are some things hard to be understood. 2 Pet. iii.
The hard causes they brought to Moses. Ex. xviii.
- Difficult of accomplishment; not easy to be done or executed. A hard task; a disease hard to cure.
Is any thing too hard for the Lord? Gen. xviii.
- Full of difficulties or obstacles; not easy to be traveled; as, a hard way. Milton.
- Painful; difficult; distressing.
Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. Gen. xxxv.
- Laborious; fatiguing; attended with difficulty or pain, or both; as, hard work or labor; hard duty; hard service.
- Oppressive; rigorous; severe; cruel; as, hard bondage; a hard master. Ex. i. Is. xiv.
- Unfeeling; insensible; not easily moved by pity; not susceptible of kindness, mercy or other tender affections; as, a hard heart.
- Severe; harsh; rough; abusive.
Have you given him any hard words of late? Shak.
- Unfavorable; unkind; implying blame of another; as, hard thoughts.
- Severe; rigorous; oppressive. The enemy was compelled to submit to hard terms. So we say, a hard bargain; hard conditions.
- Unreasonable; unjust. It is hard to punish a man for speculative opinions. It is a hard case.
- Severe; pinching with cold; rigorous; tempestuous; as, a hard winter; hard weather.
- Powerful; forcible; urging; pressing close on.
The stag was too hard for the horse. L'Estrange.
The disputant was too hard for his antagonist. Anon.
- Austere; rough; acid; sour; as liquors. The cider is hard.
- Harsh; stiff; forced; constrained; unnatural.
Others – make the figures harder than the marble itself. Dryden.
His diction is hard, his figures too bold. Dryden.
- Not plentiful; not prosperous; pressing; distressing; as, hard times, when markets are bad, and money of course scarce.
- Avaricious; difficult in making bargains; close. Matth. xxv.
- Rough; of coarse features; as, a hard face or countenance.
- Austere; severe; rigorous.
- Rude; unpolished or unintelligible.
A people of hard language. Ezek. iii.
- Coarse; unpalatable or scanty; as, hard fare.
HARD, adv.- Close; near; as in the phrase, hard by. In this phrase, the word retains its original sense of pressed, or pressing. So in It. presso, Fr. près, from L. pressus.
- With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; laboriously; earnestly; vehemently; importunately; as, to work hard for a living.
And pray'd so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden.
- With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.
- Uneasily; vexatiously. Shak.
- Closely; so as to raise difficulties.
The question is hard set. Brown.
- Fast; nimbly; rapidly; vehemently; as, to run hard, that is, with pressure or urgency.
- Violently; with great force; tempestuously; as, the wind blows hard, or it blows hard.
- With violence; with a copious descent of water; as, it rains hard.
- With force; as, to press hard.
Hard-a-lee, in seamen's language, an order to put the helm close to the lee side of the ship, to tack or keep her head to the wind; also, that situation of the helm. Mar. Dict.
Hard-a-weather, an order to put the helm close to the weather or windward side of the ship; also, that position of the helm.
Hard-a-port, an order to put the helm close to the larboard side of a ship.
Hard-a-starboard, an order to put the helm close to the starboard side of a ship. Mar. Dict.
| Hard
- Not easily
penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure;
firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to
soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard
apple.
- With pressure; with urgency;
hence, diligently; earnestly.
- To harden;
to make hard.
- A ford or passage across
a river or swamp.
- Difficult, mentally or judicially; not
easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard
problem.
- With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves
hard.
- Difficult to accomplish; full of
obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a
disease hard to cure.
- Uneasily; vexatiously; slowly.
- Difficult to resist or control;
powerful.
- So as to raise difficulties.
- Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to
put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive;
distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard
times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions
or terms.
- With tension or strain of the powers;
violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously;
energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence,
rapidly; nimbly; as, to run hard.
- Difficult to please or influence; stern;
unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a
hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a
hard character.
- Close or near.
- Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh;
stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard
style.
- Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as,
hard cider.
- Abrupt or explosive in
utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual
change of the organs from one position to another; -- said of certain
consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as
distinguished from the same letters in center, general,
etc.
- Wanting softness or smoothness of
utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal;
lacking grace of composition.
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Hard H'ARD, adjective 1. Firm; solid; compact; not easily penetrated, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple. 2. Difficult; not easy to the intellect. In which are some things hard to be understood. 2 Peter 3:16. The hard causes they brought to Moses. Exodus 18:26. 3. Difficult of accomplishment; not easy to be done or executed. A hard task; a disease hard to cure. Is any thing too hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:14. 4. Full of difficulties or obstacles; not easy to be traveled; as a hard way. 5. Painful; difficult; distressing. Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. Genesis 35:16. 6. Laborious; fatiguing; attended with difficulty or pain, or both; as hard work or labor; hard duty; hard service. 7. Oppressive; rigorous; severe; cruel; as hard bondage; a hard master. Exodus 1:14. Isaiah 14:3. 8. Unfeeling; insensible; not easily moved by pity; not susceptible of kindness, mercy or other tender affections; as a hard heart. 9. Severe; harsh; rough; abusive. Have you given him any hard words of late? 10. Unfavorable; unkind; implying blame of another; as hard thoughts. 11. Severe; rigorous; oppressive. The enemy was compelled to submit to hard terms. So we say, a hard bargain; hard conditions. 12. Unreasonable; unjust. It is hard to punish a man for speculative opinions. It is a hard case. 13. Severe; pinching with cold; rigorous; tempestuous; as a hard winter; hard weather. 14. Powerful; forcible; urging; pressing close on. The stag was too hard for the horse. The disputant was too hard for his antagonist. 15. Austere; rough; acid; sour; as liquors. The cider is hard 16. Harsh; stiff; forced; constrained; unnatural. Others--make the figures harder than the marble itself. His diction is hard his figures too bold. 17. Not plentiful; not prosperous; pressing; distressing; as hard times, when markets are bad, and money of course scarce. 18. Avaricious; difficult in making bargains; close. Matthew 25:24. 19. Rough; of coarse features; as a hard face or countenance. 20. Austere; severe; rigorous. 21. Rude; unpolished or unintelligible. A people of hard language. Ezekiel 3:5. 22. Coarse; unpalatable or scanty; as hard fare. H'ARD, adverb Close; near; as in the phrase, hard by. In this phrase, the word retains its original sense of pressed, or pressing. [Latin pressus.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; laboriously; earnestly; vehemently; importunately; as, to work hard for a living. And pray'd so hard for mercy from the prince. 2. With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard 3. Uneasily; vexatiously. 4. Closely; so as to raise difficulties. The question is hard set. 5. Fast; nimbly; rapidly; vehemently; as, to run hard that is, with pressure or urgency. 6. Violently; with great force; tempestuously; as, the wind blows hard or it blows hard 7. With violence; with a copious descent of water; as, it rains hard 8. With force; as, to press hard Hard-a-lee, in seamen's language, an order to put the helm close to the lee side of the ship, to tack or keep her head to the wind; also, that situation of the helm. Hard-a-weather, an order to put the helm close to the weather or windward side of the ship; also, that position of the helm. Hard-a-port, an order to put the helm close to the larboard side of a ship. Hard-a-starboard, an order to put the helm close to the starboard side of a ship.
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