Antonyms for hard put

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hahrd-poo t

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈpʊt

Definition of hard put

Origin : Old English heard "solid, firm, not soft," also "severe, rigorous, cruel," from Proto-Germanic *hardu- (cf. Old Saxon and Dutch hard, Old Norse harðr "hard," Old High German harto "extremely, very," German hart, Gothic hardus "hard"), from PIE *kortu-, (cf. Greek kratos "strength," kratys "strong"), from root *kar-/*ker- "hard." Meaning "difficult to do" is from c.1200. The adverb sense was also present in Old English.
Hard of hearing preserves obsolete Middle English sense of "having difficulty in doing something." Hard liquor is 1879, American English (hard drink is from 1810; hard cider is from 1789), and this probably led to hard drugs (1955). Hard facts is from 1887; hard news is from 1938. Hard copy (as opposed to computer record) is from 1964; hard disk is from 1978. Hard up (1610s) is originally nautical, of steering (slang sense of "short of money" is from 1821), as is hard and fast (1680s), of a ship on shore. Hard times "period of poverty" is from 1705.
Hard money (1706) is specie, as opposed to paper. Hence 19c. U.S. hard (n.) "one who advocates the use of metallic money as the national currency" (1844). To play hard to get is from 1945. Hard rock as a pop music style recorded from 1967.

As in strained : adj forced, pretended

Example sentences :

So one can understand that the Toussaints themselves are hard put.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

"You will be hard put to it, with your nature, Charles," she told him critically.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

It was so sweet to think of that I was hard put to it to keep from tossing the rod overboard.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

But each man was hard put to it to check an expression of astonishment.
Extract from : « The Chestermarke Instinct » by J. S. Fletcher

Whereupon I was hard put to explain that there was no room for him.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Snark » by Jack London

When these became exhausted I was hard put for reading matter.
Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson

Why, the truth is, he will be hard put to it to find a salvo for his honour.
Extract from : « The Town » by Leigh Hunt

If we do, I should think she'll be hard put to it to recognize me.
Extract from : « In the Wilderness » by Robert Hichens

As his character must change with his position, he is hard put to it.
Extract from : « The Nurserymatograph » by A Lawyer

But she'll be hard put to it to get that force fully mobilized and equipped.
Extract from : « On the Road to Bagdad » by F. S. Brereton

Synonyms for hard put

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