hard-up

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Adjective hard-up has 1 sense

hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched - not having enough money to pay for necessities
Antonym: rich (indirect, via poor)

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hard-up

Adjective

1. Having very little money; experiencing financial difficulties.

Example sentence: She is currently hard-up and struggling to pay her bills.

Verb

1. To hit or strike someone or something forcefully.

Example sentence: The boxer hard-upped his opponent, knocking him out in the first round.

Noun

1. A difficult or challenging situation.

Example sentence: He found himself in a hard-up when his car broke down in the middle of nowhere.

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