(countable, nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
(countable, motor racing) A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
(uncountable, drugs, slang) Crack cocaine.
(uncountable, slang) Hard labor.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm, resistant to pressure, difficult to break or penetrate, strong (in reference to drink or drugs), containing alcohol (in reference to a normally nonalcoholic drink), high in dissolved chemical salts (in reference to water), capable of being a permanent magnet (in reference to a ferromagnetic material), having high energy (in reference to electromagnetic radiation), and producing clearly defined shadows (in reference to light).
(personal or social) Difficult, demanding effort, severe, tough, and muscular.
Unquestionable, unequivocal.
(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
(slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
(bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
(phonetics, not comparable) Fortis, plosive, and unvoiced.
(Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
(art) Rigid, lacking grace, and has disagreeable contrasts in color or shading.
(not comparable) A physical form or process that is not digital or software-based.
(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.
(of pornography) hardcore
(manner) With much force or effort.
(manner) With difficulty.
(manner) Compactly.