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| hack [ hak ] |
verb (past and past participle hacked, present participle hack·ing, 3rd person present singular hacks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb cut something using repeated blows: to cut or chop something by striking it with short repeated blows using a sharp tool such as a knife or an ax
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2. transitive verb cut way through obstruction: to cut a path or way through an obstruction, e.g. undergrowth
  I had to hack my way through the bureaucracy to get the job done.
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3. transitive verb chop something off or into parts: to cut, shape, or divide something roughly or carelessly
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informal
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He's hacked a whole chunk off that article I wrote for the magazine.
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4. intransitive verb comput gain unauthorized access to computer data: to use a computer or other technological device or system in order to gain unauthorized access to data held by another person or organization
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5. transitive verb cope with something: to succeed at or endure something
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informal
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I wonder if he can hack getting up at five every day.
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6. intransitive verb cough with rasping noise: to cough persistently in short dry bursts with a rasping noise
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7. transitive verb soccer rugby kick soccer player's shins: in soccer, to commit a foul by kicking the shins of an opposing player
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8. transitive verb basketball hit basketball player's arm: in basketball, to commit a foul by striking another player on the arm
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noun (plural hacks) |
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1. quick chop: a short violent blow with a sharp tool
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2. cut made by hacking something: a rough cut made by a quick blow with a sharp tool, e.g. a notch in a tree made with an ax
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3. tool for hacking: a tool used for chopping something or breaking up hard ground, e.g. a pickax
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4. coughing noise: a short dry cough
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5. wound from kick: a wound from being kicked
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6. soccer rugby disabling kick in soccer: a kick on the shins in soccer, meant to disable a player temporarily
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7. comput successful effort: an extremely good, often very time-consuming, work effort that produces exactly what is needed
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informal
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| [ Old English haccian "cut in pieces" < W Germanic] |
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not be able to hack it to not be able to manage or cope (informal)
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