6. Close or near. Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. Acts xviii.7. Hard by, near by; close at hand; not far off. "Hard by a cottage chimney smokes." Milton. — Hard pushed, Hard run, greatly pressed; as, he was hard pushed or hard run for time, money, etc. [Colloq.] — Hard up, closely pressed by want or necessity; without money or resources; as, hard up for amusements. [Slang]
Note: Hard in nautical language is often joined to words of command to the helmsman, denoting that the order should be carried out with the utmost energy, or that the helm should be put, in the direction indicated, to the extreme limit, as, Hard aport! Hard astarboard! Hard alee! Hard aweather up! Hard is also often used in composition with a participle; as, hard-baked; hard-earned; hard-working; hard- won.
HARD
Hard, v. t.
Defn: To harden; to make hard. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HARD
Hard, n.
Defn: A ford or passage across a river or swamp.
HARDBAKE
Hard"bake`, n.
Defn: A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds, and flavored with orange or lemon juice, etc. Thackeray.
HARDBEAM
Hard"beam`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A tree of the genus Carpinus, of compact, horny texture; hornbeam.