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Hack

hak

Hack definitions
verb
hack hacked hacking hacks
  1. cut with rough or heavy blows

    "hack off the dead branches"

    • kick wildly or roughly

      "he had to race from his line to hack the ball into the stand"

  2. gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer

    "they hacked into the bank's computer"

    • program quickly and roughly
  3. cough persistently

    "I was waking up in the middle of the night and coughing and hacking for hours"

  4. manage; cope

    "lots of people leave because they can't hack it"

    cope manage get on get along get by carry on muddle through muddle along come through stand on one's own two feet weather the storm
noun
hack hacks
  1. a rough cut, blow, or stroke

    "he was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him"

    • (in sport) a kick or a stroke with a stick inflicted on another player
    • a notch cut in the ice, or a peg inserted, to steady the foot when delivering a stone in curling
    • a tool for rough striking or cutting, e.g. a mattock or a miner's pick
    • a gash or wound
  2. an act of computer hacking

    "the challenge of the hack itself"

    • a piece of computer code providing a quick or inelegant solution to a particular problem

      "this hack doesn't work on machines that have a firewall"

    • a strategy or technique for managing one's time or activities more efficiently

      "another hack that will save time is to cover your side mirrors with a plastic bag when freezing rain is forecast"