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Of material or fluid, solid and firm.

{{cap|resistant}} to pressure; difficult to break, cut{{,}} or penetrate.

Of drink or drugs, strong.

Of a normally nonalcoholic drink, containing alcohol.

(oenology) Very acidic or tannic.

(chemistry) Of water, high in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.

(physics) Of a ferromagnetic material, having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).

(physics) Of electromagnetic radiation, having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).

(photography) Of light, consisting of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.

Of a personal or social setting, having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.

Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

(severe interpersonally) Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.

(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

(military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.

(slang) Tough, muscular, badass.

(slang) Excellent, impressive.

{{cap|unquestionable}}; unequivocal. +

(road transport) Of an intersection, having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.

(vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.

(bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.

(uncomparable) Fortis.

Plosive.

Unvoiced.

(phonetics) Of Slavic languages, velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.

(arts) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.

Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.

(uncomparable)

In a physical form, not digital.

Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.

(politics) Far, extreme.

Of silk, not having had the natural gum boiled off.

(finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.

(pornography) {{cap|hardcore}}.

(manner) With much force or effort.

(manner) With difficulty.

(obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.

(manner) Compactly.

(archaic) Near, close.

(nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

(motorsports) A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

(slang) Crack cocaine.

(slang) Hard labor.

(obsolete) To make hard, harden.