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• Hardship — Hard ship (h[aum]rd sh[i^]p), n. That which is hard to bear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hardship — [härd′ship΄] n. [ME heardschipe: see HARD & SHIP] 1. hard circumstances of life 2. a thing hard to bear; specific cause of discomfort or suffering, as poverty, pain, etc. SYN. DIFFICULTY …   English World dictionary

• hardship — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (BrE), considerable, extreme, genuine (esp. BrE), great, real, severe ▪ undue, unnecessary (esp. BrE …   Collocations dictionary

• hardship — n. 1) to bear, suffer, undergo hardship 2) to overcome a hardship 3) a hardship to + inf. (it was a real hardship for her to get to work on time) * * * [ hɑːdʃɪp] suffer undergo hardship to . overcome a hardship to bear a hardship to + inf. (it… …   Combinatory dictionary

• bear — bear1 /bair/, v., bore or (Archaic) bare; borne or born; bearing. v.t. 1. to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. 2. to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight. 3. to bring forth ( …   Universalium

• bear — I [[t]bɛər[/t]] v. bore, borne born, bear•ing 1) to hold up or support: The columns bear the weight of the roof[/ex] 2) to give birth to: to bear a child[/ex] 3) to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit[/ex] 4) to sustain or be… …   From formal English to slang

• hardship — /hahrd ship/, n. 1. a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship. 2. an instance or cause of this; something hard to bear, as a deprivation, lack of comfort, or constant toil or danger: They… …   Universalium

• bear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Bear is used before these nouns: ↑habitat, ↑hunt, ↑market, ↑trap {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 accept/deal with sth VERB + BEAR ▪ be able to, can ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• hardship — /ˈhadʃɪp / (say hahdship) noun 1. a condition that bears hard upon one; severe toil, trial, oppression, or need. 2. an instance of this; something hard to bear. –phrase 3. impose hardship on (or upon), to cause to suffer privations …  

• bear up — verb a) To sail close to the wind. b) To endure hardship cheerfully …   Wiktionary

• bear the cross — Take up the cross, submit to trials or afflictions, endure hardness or hardship …   New dictionary of synonyms