hack
hack /ˈhæk/
noun
-
(
)
One who works hard at boring tasks
(
drudge
, hacker
[Informal] , hack
)
one who works hard at boring tasks
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A saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
(
hack
)
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
Instead of walking, he hired a hack to take him across town.
Instead of walking, he hired a hack to take him across town.
-
A horse kept for hire
(
hack
)
a horse kept for hire
Tourists often hired a hack for leisurely rides around the town.
Tourists often hired a hack for leisurely rides around the town.
-
An old or over-worked horse
(
hack
, jade
, nag
, plug
[Informal, N. American] )
an old or over-worked horse
-
[ N. American]
A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
(
cab
, hack
[ N. American] , taxicab
, taxi
)
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
She hailed a taxi to take her to the airport.
She hailed a taxi to take her to the airport.
-
A tool (as a hoe, pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
(
hack
)
a tool (as a hoe, pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
-
A mediocre and disdained writer
(
hack
, hack writer
, literary hack
)
a mediocre and disdained writer
-
A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
(
hack
, machine politician
, political hack
, ward-heeler
[Informal, N. American] )
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
verb
-
()
Cut with a hacking tool
(
chop
, hack
)
cut with a hacking tool
-
Cough spasmodically
(
hack
, whoop
)
cough spasmodically
The patient with emphysema is hacking all day
The patient with emphysema is hacking all day
-
Significantly cut up a manuscript
(
cut up
, hack
)
significantly cut up a manuscript
-
[Informal]
Fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
(
hack
[Informal] , hack on
)
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best
I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best
-
Kick on the shins
(
hack
)
kick on the shins
-
(basketball) kick on the arms
(
hack
)
(basketball) kick on the arms
-
Cut away
(
hack
)
cut away
He hacked his way through the forest
he hacked his way through the forest
-
[Informal]
Be able to manage or manage successfully
(
cut
, hack
[Informal] )
be able to manage or manage successfully
I can't hack it anymore
I can't hack it anymore
She could not cut the long days in the office
she could not cut the long days in the office
