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Meaning of "hard-up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD-UP

hard-up  [ˌhɑːdˈʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hard-Up is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARD-UP


beaten-up
ˌbiːtənˈʌp
beating-up
ˌbiːtɪŋˈʌp
belly-up
ˌbelɪˈʌp
boarded-up
ˌbɔːdɪdˈʌp
breaking-up
ˌbreɪkɪŋˈʌp
chopped-up
ˌtʃɒptˈʌp
curtain-up
ˌkɜːt ənˈʌp
dressing-up
ˌdresɪŋˈʌp
dried-up
ˌdraɪdˈʌp
faceup
ˌfeɪsˈʌp
huddup
hʌdˈʌp
re-up
ˌriːˈʌp
rolled-up
ˌrəʊldˈʌp
runners-up
ˌrʌnərzˈʌp
setting-up
ˌsɛtɪŋˈʌp
shook-up
ˌʃʊkˈʌp
stepped-up
ˌstɛptˈʌp
un-made-up
ˌʌnmeɪdˈʌp
up-and-up
ˈʌpəndˈʌp
well-brought-up
ˌwɛlbrɔːtˈʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD-UP

hard-headedness
hard-hit
hard-hitting
hard-left
hard-luck story
hard-mouthed
hard-nosed
hard-on
hard-packed snow
hard-pressed
hard-sell
hard-set
hard-shell
hard-shell clam
hard-shell crab
hard-spun
hard-wearing
hard-wired
hard-won
hard-working

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD-UP

boozed-up
build-up
clued-up
coked-up
fold-up
hold-up
jazzed-up
joined-up
jumped-up
lead-up
loved-up
mixed-up
paid-up
pimped-up
send-up
souped-up
speed-up
stand-up
trumped-up
wind-up

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

SYNONYMS

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

硬起来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

duro -up
570 millions of speakers

English

hard-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुश्किल हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من الصعب متابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трудно до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

duro - se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কষ্টসাধ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fauché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesukaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fest -up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

勃起
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard-up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cứng -up
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின வரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्ड-अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sert-up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bisognoso di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trudno się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важко до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greu - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hard - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hard -up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hard- up
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 80.704 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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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
2
Ainsworth's Magazine
and shabby in appearance, to get credit. To be hard-up does not conduoe to a man's comfort, or contribute to his reputation or respectability; but although it makes a man an outcast from society, and the terror of his friends, it is no disgrace.
William Harrison Ainsworth, 1851
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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
4
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
5
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 ...
7
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
8
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
Homeward bound, or The chase: a tale of the sea
he shouted; "hard up! — Haul down the mizzen-staysail, and give her sheet ! " The sails were attended to, but no answer came from the wheel, nor did the vessel change her course. " Hard up, I tell you, sir— hard up, hard up, and be d — d to ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1838

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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Greece's Tsipras rallies political support for tough bailout terms - News
... House hailed the deal on Greece as "a credible step" on the long path to economic growth and debt sustainability in the hard-up country. «The West Australian, Jul 15»
2
George Osborne: Scrapping student grants won't mean fewer …
Mr Osborne, during a vist to Alderley Park in Macclesfield, insisted hard-up students will be able to borrow more cash than ever to keep them ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
3
The EU Should Act Like an Empire - The Daily Beast
People may feel sorry for Greeks on a personal level, but why should hard-up taxpayers in the Baltic states or Slovakia pay higher taxes or ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Thurrock Labour slam "Blind" Tories as they "Threaten building …
“On the other side of the coin, cutting around a pound a week from hard-up tenants' outgoings isn't going to make a great deal of difference. «YOURTHUROCK, Jul 15»
5
Net busting for Brixton's homeless - Brixton Blog
An event set up to raise funds for the charity's work with Brixton's most hard-up citizens. Amy McClusky, Netbusters league manager who ... «Brixton Blog, Jul 15»
6
The Statesman: Greece PM rallies political support for tough bailout …
... House hailed the deal on Greece as "a credible step" on the long path to economic growth and debt sustainability in the hard-up country. «The Statesman, Jul 15»
7
White House hails Greece deal as 'credible step' on path to …
... the eurozone and Greece on Monday as "a credible step" on the long path to economic growth and debt sustainability in the hard-up country. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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White House says Greece deal 'credible step'
... the eurozone and Greece on Monday as "a credible step" on the long path to economic growth and debt sustainability in the hard-up country. «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
9
Finance News Update, what you need to know - Yahoo7
... between the eurozone and Greece as "a credible step" on the long path to economic growth and debt sustainability in the hard-up country. «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
10
Fame and Fortune: My life is far wilder than my spending
As a student, in a student hard-up kind of way. I didn't have responsibilities or a mortgage to pay. Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle - BBC. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hard-Up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hard-up-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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