hard

/hɑrd/ adv [-er/-est only] (WITH EFFORT)

Definition

› with a lot of physical or mental effort: You have to push the door hard to open it. › If something is hard-earned or hard-won, it was achieved only after a lot of effort: hard-earned money/knowledge/fame hard-won freedoms/battles

(Definition of hard adv (WITH EFFORT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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hard adj DRUG
hard adj SEVERE
hard adj SOLID
hard adj USING EFFORT
hard adv SEVERELY
hard adv WITH EFFORT
hard copy n
hard disk n
hard feelings idiom
hard hat n
hard labor n

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