[
  {
    "word": "hard",
    "phonetic": "/h\u0251\u02d0d/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/h\u0251\u02d0d/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/h\u0251\u0279d/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/hard-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=631183",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Crack cocaine.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Hard labor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The prisoners were sentenced to three years' hard."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Unquestionable.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "hard evidence;\u2003 a hard requirement"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a male) Sexually aroused.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Plosive.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "There is a hard c in \"clock\" and a soft c in \"centre\"."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Unvoiced",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The letter \u0436 in Russian is always hard."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In a physical form, not digital.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a soft or hard copy ; a digital or hard archive"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a hard reboot or reset"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Far, extreme.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "hard right, hard left"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "strong",
          "confusing",
          "difficult",
          "puzzling",
          "tough",
          "tricky",
          "difficult",
          "intolerable",
          "tough",
          "unbearable",
          "resistant",
          "solid",
          "stony",
          "harsh",
          "hostile",
          "severe",
          "strict",
          "tough",
          "unfriendly",
          "incontrovertible",
          "indubitable",
          "unambiguous",
          "unequivocal",
          "unquestionable"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "soft",
          "soft",
          "easy",
          "simple",
          "straightforward",
          "trite",
          "bearable",
          "easy",
          "soft",
          "agreeable",
          "amiable",
          "approachable",
          "friendly",
          "nice",
          "pleasant",
          "flaccid",
          "soft",
          "ambiguous",
          "controvertible",
          "doubtful",
          "equivocal",
          "questionable"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(manner) With much force or effort.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "At the intersection, bear hard left."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(manner) With difficulty.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "His degree was hard earned."
          },
          {
            "definition": "So as to raise difficulties.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(manner) Compactly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The lake had finally frozen hard."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Near, close.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hard"
    ]
  }
]