ALL meanings of hard put
hard put
H h - adjective hard put not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable. 1
- adjective hard put firmly formed; tight: a hard knot. 1
- adjective hard put difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task. 1
- adjective hard put difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please; a hard time. 1
- adjective hard put difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem. 1
- adjective hard put involving a great deal of effort, energy, or persistence: hard labor; hard study. 1
- adjective hard put performing or carrying on work with great effort, energy, or persistence: a hard worker. 1
- adjective hard put vigorous or violent in force; severe: a hard rain; a hard fall. 1
- adjective hard put bad; unendurable; unbearable: hard luck. 1
- adjective hard put oppressive; harsh; rough: hard treatment. 1
- adjective hard put austere; severe: a hard winter; the hard times of the Great Depression. 1
- adjective hard put harsh or severe in dealing with others: a hard master. 1
- adjective hard put difficult to explain away; undeniable: hard facts. 1
- adjective hard put that can be verified; factual, as distinguished from speculation or hearsay: hard information. 1
- adjective hard put harsh or unfriendly; resentful; severe; bitter: hard feelings; hard words. 1
- adjective hard put of stern judgment or close examination; searching: a hard look. 1
- adjective hard put lacking delicacy or softness; not blurred or diffused; clear and distinct; sharp; harsh: a hard line; a hard, bright light; hard features; a hard face. 1
- adjective hard put (of a photograph) contrasty. 1
- adjective hard put severe or rigorous in terms: a hard bargain. 1
- adjective hard put sternly realistic; dispassionate; unsentimental: a hard, practical man; a hard view of life. 1
- adjective hard put incorrigible; disreputable; tough: a hard character. 1
- adjective hard put Scot. and North England. niggardly; stingy. 1
- adjective hard put in coins or paper money as distinguished from checks, securities, promissory notes, or other negotiable instruments). 1
- adjective hard put (of paper money or a monetary system) supported by sufficient gold reserves and easily convertible into the currency of a foreign nation. 1
- adjective hard put (of money) scarce or available at high interest rates: a hard loan. 1
- adjective hard put denoting assets with intrinsic value, as gold, silver, or diamonds. 1
- adjective hard put containing more than 22.5 percent alcohol by volume, as whiskey and brandy as opposed to beer and wine. strong because of fermentation; intoxicating: hard cider. 1
- adjective hard put (of wine) tasting excessively of tannin. 1
- adjective hard put (of an illicit narcotic or drug) known to be physically addictive, as opium, morphine, or cocaine. 1
- adjective hard put (of water) containing mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap. 1
- adjective hard put having a firm, crisp crust or texture: hard rolls. stale or tough. 1
- adjective hard put (of a fabric) having relatively little nap; smooth: Silk is a harder fabric than wool or cotton. 1
- adjective hard put (of the landing of a rocket or space vehicle) executed without decelerating: a hard landing on the moon. Compare soft (def 28). 1
- adjective hard put (of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos. 1
- adjective hard put (of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo. 1
- adjective hard put Military. being underground and strongly protected from nuclear bombardment. 1
- adjective hard put Agriculture. noting wheats with high gluten content, milled for a bread flour as contrasted with pastry flour. 1
- adjective hard put Phonetics. fortis. (of c and g) pronounced as (k) in come and (g) in go, rather than as in cent, cello, suspicion, gem, or beige. (of consonants in Slavic languages) not palatalized. Compare soft (def 26). 1
- adjective hard put (in the making of rope) noting a lay having a considerable angle to the axis of the rope; short. 1
- adjective hard put Physics. (of a beam of particles or photons) having relatively high energy: hard x-rays. Compare soft (def 29). 1
- adjective hard put (of the penis) erect. 1
- adverb hard put with great exertion; with vigor or violence; strenuously: to work hard; to try hard. 1
- adverb hard put earnestly, intently, or critically: to look hard at a thing. 1
- adverb hard put harshly or severely. 1
- adverb hard put so as to be solid, tight, or firm: frozen hard. 1
- adverb hard put with strong force or impact: She tripped and came down hard on her back. 1
- adverb hard put in a deeply affected manner; with genuine sorrow or remorse: She took it very hard when they told her of his death. 1
- adverb hard put closely; immediately: Failure and defeat seemed hard at hand. The decision to ban students from the concerts followed hard on the heels of the riot. 1
- adverb hard put to an unreasonable or extreme degree; excessively; immoderately: He's hitting the bottle pretty hard. 1
- adverb hard put Nautical. closely, fully, or to the extreme limit: hard aport; hard alee. 1