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 hack hack /ˈhæk/

noun

  1. () One who works hard at boring tasks  ( drudge , hacker [Informal] , hack )
    one who works hard at boring tasks
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. An old or over-worked horse  ( hack , jade , nag , plug [Informal, N. American] )
    an old or over-worked horse
  5. [ 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.
  6. 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
  7. A mediocre and disdained writer  ( hack , hack writer , literary hack )
    a mediocre and disdained writer
  8. 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

  1. () Cut with a hacking tool  ( chop , hack )
    cut with a hacking tool
  2. Cough spasmodically  ( hack , whoop )
    cough spasmodically
     The patient with emphysema is hacking all day
    The patient with emphysema is hacking all day
  3. Significantly cut up a manuscript  ( cut up , hack )
    significantly cut up a manuscript
  4. [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
  5. Kick on the shins  ( hack )
    kick on the shins
  6. (basketball) kick on the arms  ( hack )
    (basketball) kick on the arms
  7. Cut away  ( hack )
    cut away
     He hacked his way through the forest
    he hacked his way through the forest
  8. [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