hard

1. hard (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Solid and firm.

Example: Luckily she wasn’t there any more, no one was, when he returned from the Caribbean carnival damp-hatted and soaked through after being caught unprepared by a squall of hard, hot rain.

2. hard (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Solid and firm.: Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.

Example: This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.

3. hard (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Solid and firm.: Strong.

4. hard (adv) — sense 4

Definition: With much force or effort.

Example: He hit the puck hard up the ice.

5. hard (adv) — sense 5

Definition: With difficulty.

Example: His degree was hard earned.

Concept: Трудность

Polarities of the concept

6. hard (adv) — sense 6

Definition: So as to raise difficulties.

Example: The question is hard set.

7. hard (noun) — sense 7

Definition: A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

Example: The Monastery's ironworks at Sowley were renowned for centuries but declined with the passing of the 'wooden walls' at Buckler's Hard — a great number of these ships having been built with timber from the Beaulieu Woods […]

8. hard (noun) — sense 8

Definition: A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

9. hard (noun) — sense 9

Definition: Crack cocaine.