hard

adjective

1. 1

   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

2. 2

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

   worked their arduous way up the mining valley

   a grueling campaign

3. 3

   dried out

   hard dry rolls left over from the day before

4. 4

   unfortunate or hard to bear

   had hard luck

   a tough break

5. 5

   resisting weight or pressure

6. 6

   dispassionate

   took a hard look

   a hard bargainer

7. 7

   (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum

   Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants

8. 8

   (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

9. 9

   being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

   hard liquor

10. 10

    given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

    a hard drinker

11. 11

    produced without vibration of the vocal cords

    unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'

12. 12

    very strong or vigorous

    strong winds

    a hard left to the chin