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hard

adverb
  1. with effort or force or vigor
    “the team played hard”
  2. to the full extent possible
  3. slowly and with difficulty
    “prejudices die hard”
  4. causing great damage or hardship
    “industries hit hard by the depression”
    severely
  5. with firmness
    “held hard to the railing”
    firmly
  6. earnestly or intently
    “thought hard about it”
  7. with pain or distress or bitterness
    “We took the rejection very hard.”
  8. very near or close in space or time
    “it stands hard by the railroad tracks”
  9. into a solid condition
    “concrete that sets hard within a few hours”
  10. indulging excessively
    heavilyintemperately
adjective
  1. not easy
    difficult
  2. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
    heavyarduousbackbreakinggruelinggruellinglaboriousoperosetoilsomepunishing
  3. dried out
    “hard dry rolls left over from the day before”
  4. unfortunate or hard to bear
    “had hard luck”
    tough
  5. resisting weight or pressure
  6. dispassionate
    “took a hard look”
  7. (of speech sounds)
    soft
  8. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
    concentrated
  9. being distilled rather than fermented
    strong
  10. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
    “a hard drinker”
    heavyintemperate
  11. produced without vibration of the vocal cords
    voicelessunvoicedsurd
  12. very strong or vigorous
    severeknockout