hard

hard:    denoting an extreme version of anything taboo or shameful

   Thus hard core is explicit pornography: a hard case is a confirmed criminal; hard drugs are the more dangerous and addictive narcotics and hallucinogens; hard drink, the hard, or the hard stuff is spirits, and to harden a drink is to add more alcohol to it:

    Playboy Enterprises acknowledged yesterday that it pays to be wicked by spending $80m. (£57m) on three hard-porn television networks. (Daily Telegraph, 4 July 2001)

    If I don't have a drop of the hard I'm for it. (Cookson, 1967)

    Would you have available a drop of the hard stuff? (L. Thomas, 1997)

    I carried [a drink] to the kitchen and hardened it up from the bottle. (Chandler, 1943)

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Synonyms:

Firm, solid, compact, impenetrable, unyielding, rigid, Close, near / Stiff, constrained, forced, unnatural, ungraceful, rigid / Excessive, intemperate / Difficult, embarrassing, perplexing, puzzling, knotty, intricate, understood with difficulty, Laboriously, diligently, earnestly, incessantly, energetically / Laborious, arduous, toilsome, fatiguing, wearying, With difficult, not easily / Unfeeling, unkind, insensible, unsusceptible, cruel, oppressive, rigorous, exacting, severe, unyielding, inflexible, callous, obdurate, hard-hearted, unfeeling, unsympathetic, Distressfully, painfully, severely, rigorously / Grievous, distressing, calamitous, painful, disagreeable, unpleasant, Vehemently, forcibly, violently / Inclement, stormy, tempestuous, cold, severe / Harsh, rough, sour, acid / Coarse, unpalatable / Unfavorable, unprosperous, unpropitious

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Hard — (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos, strength … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hard — Hard … Deutsch Wikipedia
hard — [härd] adj. [ME < OE heard, akin to Ger hart < IE base * kar , hard > Gr karyon, nut, kratos, strength] 1. not easily dented, pierced, cut, or crushed; resistant to pressure; firm and unyielding to the touch; rigid; solid and compact 2.… … English World dictionary
Hard — Hard, adv. [OE. harde, AS. hearde.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. [1913 Webster] And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden. [1913 Webster] My father Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself. Shak. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hard by — Hard Hard, adv. [OE. harde, AS. hearde.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. [1913 Webster] And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden. [1913 Webster] My father Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hard up — Hard Hard, adv. [OE. harde, AS. hearde.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. [1913 Webster] And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden. [1913 Webster] My father Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hard — ► ADJECTIVE 1) solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. 2) requiring or demonstrating a great deal of endurance or effort; difficult. 3) (of a person) not showing any signs of weakness; tough. 4) (of information or a subject… … English terms dictionary
Hard FM — Origines stylistiques Glam metal Hard rock Heavy metal Origines culturelles … Wikipédia en Français
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