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1.VerbTo chop or cut down in a rough manner. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."
2.VerbTo withstand or put up with a difficult situation."Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"
3.VerbTo make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain."I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later."
4.VerbTo accomplish a difficult programming task."He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected."
5.VerbTo work with something on an intimately technical level."I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection."
6.VerbTo apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease."I read up on dating tips so I can hack my sex life."
7.VerbTo hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
8.VerbTo gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation)."When I logged in to the social network, I discovered I'd been hacked."
9.VerbTo cheat by using unauthorized modifications."That player must be hacking, they got so many kills last game."
10.VerbTo strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc."He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal.; Jensen gets a 5 minute major penalty for hacking Orsov in the back."
11.VerbTo make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick."There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck."
12.VerbTo swing at a pitched ball."He went to the batter's box hacking."
13.VerbTo kick (a player) on the shins.
14.VerbTo strike in a frantic movement.
15.VerbTo strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
16.NounA tool for chopping.
17.NounA hacking blow.
18.NounA gouge or notch made by such a blow.
19.NounA try, an attempt.
20.NounThe foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
21.NounA mattock or a miner's pickaxe.
22.NounAn improvised device or solution to a problem."Luckily for us J company picked us up in their hack — two snowmobiles with a big inflatable raft strapped between them."
23.NounAn expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround."Valleysoft released a hack yesterday to fix the "crashes when more than 50 recipients" bug for people who need it right away. The company says its next release will also solve this as well as add new features."
24.NounA computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve problems or add features."Tsang is great but Zhou is such a hack — I wouldn't want him on my project."
25.NounA computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected to be capable of programming."Terry wrote that module? I didn't know she was a hack too!"
26.NounAn interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming."Flugensoft came out with a neat hack last week that allows your watch to warm up your car if it's below freezing outside."
27.NounA trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease."Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack."
28.NounThe illegal accessing of a computer network.
29.NounA video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
30.NounA practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
31.NounTime check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches."Related terms: hack watch"
32.NounThe act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc."Zersky is still down after that nasty hack by Lenner."
33.NounA swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball."And Melnick goes down with one last hack at an O'Malley fastball."
34.NounA kick on the shins in football of any type."Wales are awarded a free kick after a minor hack by Järvinen on Llewellyn."
35.NounConfinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
36.NounAn airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
37.NounA board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
38.NounA food-rack for cattle.
39.NounA rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
40.NounA grating in a mill race.
41.VerbTo lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
42.VerbTo keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
43.NounA horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
44.NounA person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work."I got by on hack work for years before I finally published my novel."
45.NounSomeone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
46.NounThe driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
47.NounA vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
48.NounA hearse.
49.NounAn untalented writer."Dason is nothing but a two-bit hack.; He's nothing but the typical hack writer."
50.NounOne who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
51.NounA talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
52.NounA political agitator.
53.NounA person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
54.NounA writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
55.NounA procuress.
56.VerbTo make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
57.VerbTo ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
58.VerbTo live the life of a drudge or hack.
59.VerbTo use as a hack; to let out for hire.
60.VerbTo use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
61.VerbTo drive a hackney cab.
62.VerbTo cough noisily."This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking."
63.NounA dry cough.
64.NounA hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
65.InterjectionAn onomatopoeia for coughing.
66.NounA small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
67.VerbTo play hackeysack.