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hard put

hard put adjective: in a situation that is difficult to resolve.

Adjective

hard put (comparative harder put, superlative hardest put)

  1. In a situation that is difficult to resolve.
    • I know what that word means, but would be hard put to define it.
    • hard put to it: in great perplexity or difficulty; at a loss.

Forms of hard put

comparativeharder put
superlativehardest put

Questions about hard put

What does hard put mean?
Hard put means in a situation that is difficult to resolve.
What part of speech is hard put?
Hard put is an adjective.

Words near hard put in the dictionary

  1. hard power
  2. hard powers
  3. hard pull
  4. hard pulls
  5. hard pushed
  6. hard put
  7. hard r
  8. hard r's
  9. hard real-time
  10. hard redirect
  11. hard redirects

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