Definition

To harden; to make hard. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Other Definitions

This word also has 3 other definitions:

HARD (adjective)

1. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to ...

HARD (adverb)

1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden. My father Is hard at study; pray n...

HARD (noun)

A ford or passage across a river or swamp.