Definition of hard up Hard up
We found 5 definitions of hard up from 4 different sources.
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What does hard up mean?
WordNet
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| hard up - not having enough money to pay for necessities | ||
| impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched | ||
| poor unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor" | ||
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- hard up (Adverb)
Lacking money, impecunious, in financial difficulties. - hard up (Adverb)
Desperate.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hard up
Having no money anymore; having lost all his money.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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hard up
The tiller so placed as to carry the rudder close over to leeward of the stern-post. Also, used figuratively for being in great distress, or poverty-struck; obliged to bear up for Poverty Bay; cleared out.
