The meaning of HARD is not easily penetrated : not easily yielding to pressure. How to use hard in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hard.

HARD definition: 1. not easy to bend, cut, or break: 2. difficult to understand, do, experience, or deal with: 3…. Learn more.

Definition of hard adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid: a hard material. b. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment: bunkers and other hard targets. 2. a. Requiring great effort or …

Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor.

There are 83 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hard, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please; a hard time. difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem.

The pressure squeezes and pulls at my chest so hard, so hard so very hard, it is like you can feel the muscle fibers tearing and popping as my heart races and slows erratically.

Hard definition: Proceeding or performing with force, vigor, or persistence; assiduous.

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