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hard
Adjective
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If something is hard, it is not soft.
I kicked the wall and hurt my foot. The wall is hard.
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If something is hard, it takes a lot of work to do or understand.
Only two people passed the test because it was so hard.
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If something is hard, it is sudden and sharp.
He took a hard hit to his arm.
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If a drink is hard, it is strong.
Hard liquor
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If something is hard, it cannot be questioned; it is not questionable.
Hard evidence
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If someone is hard, they are severe; they are unfriendly.
hard
Adverb
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If something is done hard, it is done with a lot of effort.
He works hard, all day and all night.
hard
Noun
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A hard is a beach or slope that is firm that is a good place to take a boat out of the water.
copy
Noun
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A copy of something looks or acts like it.
They took the diamond and replaced it with a cheap copy.
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A copy of a book, newspaper, painting, etc. is one of many that are exactly the same.
Please bring me the copies of those reports.
copy
Verb
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If you copy something, you make something look exactly the same as it.
Good artists copy. Great artists steal.
She copies the tests on the photocopier.
record
Noun
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A record is something in writing to tell what happened.
Keep a record of the date and what you said every time you talk to that person.
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A record is a big round black plastic thing with music or other sounds on it.
Now people don't use records any more -- they use cassettes or CDs.
record
Verb
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To make a written record about something.
She recorded everything she did in a little book.
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To put music or other sounds onto a machine.
The singer recorded some songs on CDs to sell them.