hard - Meaning in Sanskrit

hard - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of hard in English

hard adjective

1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

   Examples

   • "a grueling campaign"
   • "hard labor"
   • "heavy going"
   • "heavy work"
   • "set a punishing pace"
   • "spent many laborious hours on the project"
   • "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"
2. very strong or vigorous

   Examples

   • "a hard left to the chin"
   • "a knockout punch"
   • "a severe blow"
   • "strong winds"
3. produced without vibration of the vocal cords

   Example

   • "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"
4. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

   Example

   • "a hard drinker"
5. being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

   Example

   • "hard liquor"
6. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
7. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum

   Example

   • "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"
8. dispassionate

   Examples

   • "a hard bargainer"
   • "took a hard look"
9. resisting weight or pressure
10. unfortunate or hard to bear

    Synonyms

    tough

    Examples

    • "a tough break"
    • "had hard luck"
11. dried out

    Example

    • "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
12. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

    Examples

    • "a difficult task"
    • "difficult times"
    • "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"
    • "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

hard abverb

1. with effort or force or vigor

   Examples

   • "hit the ball hard"
   • "pressed hard on the lever"
   • "slammed the door hard"
   • "the team played hard"
   • "worked hard all day"
2. to the full extent possible; all the way

   Examples

   • "hard alee"
   • "swung the wheel hard left"
   • "the ship went hard astern"
3. slowly and with difficulty

   Examples

   • "he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight"
   • "prejudices die hard"
4. causing great damage or hardship

   Examples

   • "industries hit hard by the depression"
   • "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
5. with firmness

   Example

   • "held hard to the railing"
6. earnestly or intently

   Examples

   • "stared hard at the accused"
   • "thought hard about it"
7. with pain or distress or bitterness

   Example

   • "he took the rejection very hard"
8. very near or close in space or time

   Examples

   • "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"
   • "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"
   • "they were hard on his heels"
9. into a solid condition

   Example

   • "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
10. indulging excessively

    Example

    • "he drank heavily"

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