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- Definition
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- 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|why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
- 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
- hard :dispassionate
- took a hard look|a hard bargainer
- hard :with firmness
- hard :earnestly or intently
- thought hard about it|stared hard at the accused
- hard :very strong or vigorous
- strong winds|a hard left to the chin|a knockout punch|a severe blow
- hard :causing great damage or hardship
- industries hit hard by the depression|she was severely affected by the bank's failure
- hard :characterized by 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