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Meaning
Verb
●
To
chop
or
cut down
in a
rough
manner.
●
To
cough
noisily.
●
In Medical signs and symptoms:
To
withstand
or
put up with
a
difficult
situation.
●
In Computing:
To 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.
●
In Computing:
To
accomplish
a
difficult
programming
task.
●
In Computing:
To work with something on an
intimately
technical
level.
●
To
apply
a
trick
,
shortcut
,
skill
, or
novelty
method to
something to
increase
productivity
,
efficiency
or ease.
●
In Computing:
To
hack
into; to
gain
unauthorized
access to (a
computer system
, e.g; a
website
, or network) by
manipulating
code.
●
In Computing:
To
gain
unauthorised
access to a
computer
or online
account
belonging
to (a person or organisation).
●
In Video games:
To
cheat
by using
unauthorized
modifications.
●
In Ice hockey:
To
strike
an
opponent
with
one's
hockey stick
,
typically
on the
leg
but
occasionally
and more
seriously
on the back,
arm
,
head
, etc.
●
In Ice hockey:
To make a
flailing
attempt
to
hit
the
puck
with a
hockey
stick.
●
In Baseball:
To
swing
at a
pitched
ball.
●
To
kick
(a
player
) on the shins.
●
To
strike in
a
frantic
movement.
●
To
strike
lightly
as part of
tapotement
massage.
●
To
lay
(bricks) on a
rack
to dry.
●
In Falconry:
To keep (young
hawks
)
in a state
of
partial
freedom
, before they are trained.
●
To make common or
cliched
; to vulgarise.
●
In Equestrianism & Horses:
To
ride
a
horse
at a
regular
pace
; to
ride
on
a road
(
as opposed to
riding
cross-country
etc.).
●
To
live
the life of a
drudge
or hack.
●
To use as a
hack
; to
let out
for hire.
●
To use
frequently
and
indiscriminately
,
so as to
render
trite
and commonplace.
●
To
drive
a
hackney
cab.
●
To
play
hackeysack.
Noun
●
In Tools:
A
tool
for chopping.
●
A
hacking
blow.
●
A
gouge
or
notch
made by such a blow.
●
A
dry
cough.
●
A
hacking
; a
catch
in
speaking
; a
short
,
broken
cough.
●
A
try
, an attempt.
●
In Curling:
The
foothold
traditionally
cut
into the
ice
from which the person who
throws
the rock
pushes off
for delivery.
●
In Tools:
A
mattock
or a miner's pickaxe.
●
An
improvised
device
or
solution
to a problem.
●
In Computing:
An
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.
●
In Computing:
A
computer
programmer
who makes
quick
but
inelegant
changes to
computer code
to
solve
problems or
add
features.
●
In Computing:
A
computer
programmer
,
particularly
a
veteran
or someone not
immediately
expected
to be
capable
of programming.
●
In Computing:
An
interesting
technical
achievement
,
particularly
in
computer
programming.
●
A
trick
,
shortcut
,
skill
, or
novelty
method to increase
productivity
,
efficiency
, or ease.
●
In Computing:
An
illegal
attempt
to
gain
access to a
computer
network.
●
In Computing & People:
A
video game
or any
computer
software
that has been
altered
from its
original
state.
●
In Military:
Time
check
,
as for
example
upon
synchronization
of wristwatches.
●
The
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.
●
In Baseball:
A
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.
●
A
kick
on the
shins
in
football
of any type.
●
Confinement of an
officer
to their
stateroom
as a punishment.
●
In Military:
An
airplane
of
poor
quality or in
poor
condition.
●
In Falconry & Horses:
A
board
which the falcon's food is
placed
on; used
by extension
for the state of
partial
freedom
in which they are
kept
before being trained.
●
A food-rack for cattle.
●
In Tools:
A
rack
used to
dry
something, such as
bricks
,
fish
, or cheese.
●
A
grating
in a
mill
race.
●
A
horse
for
hire
, especially one which is
old
and tired.
●
A person, often a
journalist
,
hired
to do
routine
work.
⚠️
In People:
Someone who is available for
hire
;
hireling
, mercenary.
●
A
taxicab
(
hackney cab
) driver.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
A
vehicle
let for
hire
;
originally
, a
hackney
coach
, now
typically
a taxicab.
●
A hearse.
⚠️
An
untalented
writer.
⚠️
One who is
professionally
successful
despite
producing
mediocre
work. (Usually
applied
to
persons
in a
creative
field.)
⚠️
A
talented
writer-for-hire,
paid
to
put
others'
thoughts
into
felicitous
language.
●
In Politics & People:
A political agitator.
⚠️
In British English:
A person who
frequently
canvasses
for
votes
, either
directly
or by
appearing
to
continuously
act
with the
ulterior motive
of
furthering
their political career.
●
A
writer
who
hires
himself out for any
sort of
literary
work; an
overworked
man
; a drudge.
●
A procuress.
●
A
small ball
usually
made of
woven
cotton
or
suede
and
filled
with
rice
,
sand
or some other
filler
, for use in hackeysack.
Name
●
A surname
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hack
English
hackysack
English
tohaccian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
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Synonyms words may be derogatory
Related
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Related words may be derogatory
Rhymes
Sac
Yak
Mac
Sack
Rack
Jack
Cack
Zack
Fack
Flak
Iraq
Tack
Lack
Tach
Hack
Pack
Frak
Yack
Back
Jack
Stack
Knack
Whack
Black
Quack
Slack
Flack
Track
Vlach
Aback
Brach
Crack
Thack
Smack
Snack
Wrack
Shack
Alack
Unpack
Thwack
Chiraq
Attack
Awrack
Plaque
Jacques
Bivouac
Slanshack
Insomniac
Diclofenac
Hark Back
Radio Shack
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