hard put vs hard-pressed

hard put and hard-pressed both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hard put	No	Yes	No	No
hard-pressed	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, hard put and hard-pressed are synonyms defined as:

hard put and hard-pressed: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

Other synonyms of hard put include distressed, in a bad way.

hard put (adjective)	hard-pressed (adjective)
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty	facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty