Hard up
adj, verb, slang
adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Synonym of harden up (to become or make hard)
Adjective
- 1 Lacking money; impecunious; in financial difficulties. colloquial
"1886, Jerome K. Jerome, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, On being hard up I can speak with authority on the subject of being hard up. I have been a provincial actor. If further evidence be required, which I do not think likely, […]"
- 2 Lacking anything. colloquial
"We were hard up for amusements."
- 3 Desperate. broadly, colloquial
"Dating him? She must be hard up."
Adjective
- 1 not having enough money to pay for necessities wordnet
Example
More examples"1886, Jerome K. Jerome, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, On being hard up I can speak with authority on the subject of being hard up. I have been a provincial actor. If further evidence be required, which I do not think likely, […]"