1 difficult to understand, do, experience, or deal with:
2 needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort:
Go on - give it a good hard push!
It was hard work on the farm but satisfying.
4 A hard drink contains a high level of alcohol:
hard liquor
5 Hard water contains a high level of minerals that prevent soap from cleaning.
11 difficult to understand or do:
[ + to infinitive ] It’s hard to say which of them is lying.
[ + to infinitive ] Her handwriting is hard to read.
She always does things the hard way (= makes things more difficult to do).
14 (of a drug) dangerous and addictive (= giving you the habit of taking it), or (of a drink) containing a large amount of alcohol
hard evidence
18 used to describe information that can be proved:
20 difficult to believe or accept:
With European governments having so much invested in the company, outsourcing and downsizing have been hard to swallow.
The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig.
For running on hard roads, you need shoes with extra cushioning to absorb the shock.
I found it hard to follow what the teacher was saying, and eventually I lost concentration.
The exam is so hard that only 5% of all applicants pass.
It was hard to be angry with him when he looked so penitent.
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