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If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be.
Robert Collier

Meaning of "hard up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD UP

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WHAT DOES HARD UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hard up in the English dictionary

The definition of hard up in the dictionary is in need of money; poor. Other definition of hard up is in great need.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD UP

hard pad
hard palate
hard paste
hard porn
hard power
hard put
hard right
hard rock
hard roe
hard rubber
hard sauce
hard science
hard scientist
hard sell
hard shoulder
hard standing
hard tack
hard tick
hard wheat
hard yards

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD UP

add up
build up
dolled up
dressed up
end up
fed up
fired up
fold up
mixed up
on the up and up
read up
round up
screwed up
speed up
stand up
washed up
wind up
worked up
wound up
wrapped up

Synonyms and antonyms of hard up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HARD UP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hard up» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hard up

Translation of «hard up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD UP

Find out the translation of hard up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

经济困难的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escaso de
570 millions of speakers

English

hard up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُعْسِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нуждающийся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem dinheiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কষ্টসাধ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fauché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

knapp sein an
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

酔っぱらった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쪼들리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cháy túi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடினமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्ड अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

al verde
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spłukany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lefter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απένταρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ha det dåligt ställt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dårlig stilt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD UP»

The term «hard up» is regularly used and occupies the 82.043 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard up

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5 QUOTES WITH «HARD UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hard up.
1
Robert Collier
If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be.
2
e. e. cummings
Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
3
Gerald R. Ford
I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.
4
Lynne Truss
I used to help my dad with a stall selling eggs when I was about 12. People were so hard up they would ask for one egg. But mostly no one came by at all. It was very demoralising.
5
Tracey Ullman
I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten ridiculous offers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD UP»

Discover the use of hard up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hard Up And Hungry: Hassle free recipes for students, by ...
It doesn't feature baked beans, and it's packed with truly mouthwatering, easy, nutritious recipes. Betsy Bell wrote this book for her children and their friends when they were heading to university.
Betsy Bell, 2012
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The Essential Yusuf Idris: Masterpieces of the Egyptian ...
Abdou was hard up. Not for the first time. The condition was chronic. He had spent most of his life until now trying to make ends meet. He had started out as a cook, having learned the trade from Hagg Fayed, the Syrian, and mastered it to the ...
Yūsuf Idrīs, Denys Johnson-Davies, 2009
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Ainsworth's magazine: a miscellany of romance, general ...
Mr. Needall said he begged that some honourable gentleman would be pleased to define the term " hard-up." Mr. O'Brady said that he would not take upon himself to give a correct definition of the term " hard-up ;" but in a nautical sense he ...
‎1851
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Ainsworth's Magazine
Mr. Needall said he begged that some honourable gentleman would be pleased to define the term "hard -up." Mr. O'Brady said that he would not take upon himself to give a correct definition of the term " hard-up ;" but in a nautical sense he ...
William Harrison Ainsworth, 1851
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Folk Songs of the Catskills
In the Days when I Was Hard Up as sung by George Edwards J JIJ. J* In t he days when I wa s hard up , not man - y years a - go, Re- *n j— JHJ ^ ==¥ la - tions , f r iend s , c om -pan - ions, the y made me suf - fer so; Re- J r tions ...
Norman Cazden, Herbert Haufrecht, Norman Studer, 1982
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The Sportsman
H. H. THE HARD-UP ; WITH CASE3 IN POINT. BY OXONIAN. No. 1.— A RATIONAL EVENING'S AMUSEMENT. There arc a good many different ways of getting hard-up. It is the easiest thing in the world ; and there never was a man yet but ...
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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
The only thing I can think about now is being hard up. I suppose having my hands in my pockets has made me think about this. I always do sit with my hands in my pockets except when I am in the company of my sisters, my cousins, or my ...
Jerome K. Jerome, 2010
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Tales of the Ocean, and Essays for the Forecastle: ...
said he, " hard up your helm ! hard up ! hard up, or I shall run you down ! " His horrible bawling awakened the watch, and the men who were enjoying themselves on the soft pine boards when they should have been keeping an eye ahead and ...
John Sherburne Sleeper, 1856
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Also Brit. Hard on the baby. See also tough titty. hard to navigate. In Brass l-Iats..., 1939, W.G. Carr, in glossary: 'Lost, Uncertain where you are going': RN: late C.19 —20. hard-up, n. A gleaner and seller of cigar-ends: low:—1851; ob. by 1920, ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
10
Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction
Hard luck " reminds me of the expression " hard up " so often heard these days when it is fashionable to be poor, few realising that the expression is from the helm order, in this case meaning that the helm is " hard up for Poverty Bay." Directly ...
Uffa Fox, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Xfinity Games: EA And Comcast Team Up To Stream Games - Uproxx
That said, if you're hard up for gaming, or if you just want to play some NBA Jam with friends, it might be a useful option. We'll keep an eye on ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
2
Liverpool player ratings: Who starred as Nathaniel Clyne, James …
Rickie Lambert: 6. Worked hard up top, but made minimal impact. Still doesn't seem to command a solid understanding with those around him. «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Oly Whites 'absolutely gutted' after being kicked out of Olympic …
"I know how passionate they are about [the game] and it was really hard up in Papua New Guinea, it was a really hard place to play football, ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
2015 SEC Football Media Days: DAY 2 - Roll 'Bama Roll
Reporters were so hard up for storylines they tried to make his order of a steak omelette go viral. #IveNeverEatenAtWaffleHouseSober. «Roll 'Bama Roll, Jul 15»
5
Broke celebrities - 25 stars who have been down to their last 50 cents
But back in 1979 the Sexual Healing star was so hard up he filed for bankruptcy and is reported to have spent time living in a bread van. «South Cotswolds Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Goodwood a Bear necessity
They went hard up front and he slipped on the bend, so I thought he emerged with credit. The other two leaders were effectively tailed off. «Racinguk.com - pure racing entertainment, Jul 15»
7
UK coastal walks: Formby coast, near Liverpool - Telegraph
What is striking is that while Formby feels huge, this is a very small area, and it pushes hard up against residential streets. Liverpool is close by ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Justin Houston says Chiefs have the NFL's top pass-rushing combo …
Certain pass protections, he would rush hard up the field, setting it up to where he could come back inside and hit me in the face. He did it twice ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
9
Agribusiness Report July 13 | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa …
... we had the usual computer driven volatility the first couple of minutes, down hard up hard kind of thing. but we've kind of resumed the uptrend ... «KCRG, Jul 15»
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Goodwood at Bear necessity
They went hard up front and he slipped on the bend, so I thought he emerged with credit. The other two leaders were effectively tailed off. «SkySports, Jul 15»

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