hard+pressed
31hard-pushed — hardˈ pressed or hardˈ pushed adjective 1. In difficulties 2. Under pressure 3. Closely pursued • • • Main Entry: ↑hard …
32hard — hard1 W1S1 [ha:d US ha:rd] adj comparative harder superlative hardest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm to touch)¦ 2¦(difficult)¦ 3¦(work/effort)¦ 4¦(full of problems)¦ 5 be hard on somebody 6 be hard on something 7 do something the hard way …
33hard — hard1 [ hard ] adjective *** ▸ 1 firm & not easy to break ▸ 2 difficult to do ▸ 3 full of problems ▸ 4 strong & not frightened ▸ 5 unkind/cruel ▸ 6 with much physical force ▸ 7 about water ▸ 8 winter/frost: severe ▸ 9 facts, etc.: can be proved ▸ …
34hard put — adjective facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty (Freq. 1) distressed companies need loans and technical advice financially hard pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment found… …
35hard — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ harder, hardest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor... Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his …
36hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… …
37pressed — [[t]pre̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n If you say that you are pressed for time or pressed for money, you mean that you do not have enough time or money at the moment. → See also hard pressed Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss?… …
38hard up — Synonyms and related words: badly off, desperate, distressed, down to bedrock, embarrassed, feeling the pinch, hard pressed, ill off, impecunious, in Queer Street, in desperate straits, in extremis, in extremities, in narrow circumstances, in… …
39hard-set — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English harde sette, from harde hard (adverb) + sette, set, past participle of setten to set more at set 1. : hard pressed : hard put it s hard set I am to walk J.M.Synge …
40pressed — Ūkūkua (with work). ♦ Hard pressed, pili pū i ka paia (see pili pū); pāiki (rare) …
