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Hack
hak
- 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"
- gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer
"they hacked into the bank's computer"
- program quickly and roughly
- cough persistently
"I was waking up in the middle of the night and coughing and hacking for hours"
- manage; cope
"lots of people leave because they can't hack it"
- 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
- 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"