"go hard in the paint" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes hard in the paint [present, singular, third-person], going hard in the paint [participle, present], went hard in the paint [past], gone hard in the paint [participle, past]
Etymology: From the sport of basketball. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> hard in the paint}} go hard in the paint (third-person singular simple present goes hard in the paint, present participle going hard in the paint, simple past went hard in the paint, past participle gone hard in the paint)
  1. (slang) To put in a great effort. Tags: slang Related terms: points in the paint
    Sense id: en-go_hard_in_the_paint-en-verb-YlyCfsak Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going hard in the paint",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went hard in the paint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone hard in the paint",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put in a great effort."
      ],
      "id": "en-go_hard_in_the_paint-en-verb-YlyCfsak",
      "links": [
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
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          "effort"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) To put in a great effort."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "points in the paint"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go hard in the paint"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goes hard in the paint",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going hard in the paint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went hard in the paint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone hard in the paint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "go<goes,,went,gone> hard in the paint"
      },
      "expansion": "go hard in the paint (third-person singular simple present goes hard in the paint, present participle going hard in the paint, simple past went hard in the paint, past participle gone hard in the paint)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English slang",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put in a great effort."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) To put in a great effort."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go hard in the paint"
}

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