hack

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verb (1)

ˈhak

hacked; hacking; hacks

transitive verb

: to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows

: to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes

hacking out new election districts

: annoy, vex

—often used with off

He gets really hacked off when people cheat.

: to clear or make by or as if by cutting away vegetation

hacked his way through the brush

informal : to manage successfully

just couldn't hack the new job

informal : tolerate

I can't hack all this noise

: to gain illegal access to (a computer network, system, etc.)

In the last decade they have hacked computer networks in Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, and Bulgaria—often stealing data.

The New York Times

… perhaps I would have become one of those lost souls wandering the basement of MIT playing with computers and hacking the telephone network.

Lee Smolin

intransitive verb

: to make chopping strokes or blows

hacked at the weeds

also : to make cuts as if by chopping

hacking away at the work force

: to play inexpert golf

: to cough in a short dry manner

: loaf

—usually used with around

hacking around at the corner drugstore

Ruth McKenney

: to write computer programs for enjoyment

: to gain access to a computer illegally

trying to hack into the network

hack

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noun (1)

: a tool for rough cutting or chopping : an implement for hacking

: nick, notch

: a short dry cough

: a rough or irregular cutting stroke : a hacking blow

: restriction to quarters as punishment for naval officers

—usually used in the phrase under hack

: a usually creatively improvised solution to a computer hardware or programming problem or limitation

… the 33 MHz processor that powers these PDAs is too weak to drive MP3 music files. Sony created a neat hack: it added a digital-signal processing chip that bypasses the operating system.

Josh Quittner

: an act or instance of gaining or attempting to gain illegal access to a computer or computer system

Methods for protecting what needs to be protected are available in the marketplace and work very well. Most security breaches are insider jobs, not hacks.

Samuel L. Earp

The center is divided into seven directorates. Among these is the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team, whose nonclassified function is to report vulnerabilities and security violations such as hacks and virus incidents.

Jim Wilson

Almost 100 million cars … are vulnerable to numerous hacks that could let thieves unlock them remotely through a wireless signal …

Cara McGoogan

: a clever tip or technique for doing or improving something

We asked entrepreneurs across industries to share their favorite productivity hacks, from useful organization apps to clever tricks for cutting down meeting times.

Richard Feloni

Synonyms

Verb (1)

address
contend (with)
cope (with)
field
grapple (with)
handle
manage
maneuver
manipulate
negotiate
play
swing
take
treat

Noun (1)

chip
indent
indentation
indenture
kerf
nick
notch

Noun (2)

cab
taxi
taxicab

Adjective

banal
cliché
cliche
clichéd
cobwebby
commonplace
hackney
hackneyed
moth-eaten
musty
obligatory
shopworn
stale
stereotyped
threadbare
timeworn
tired
trite
well-worn

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Example Sentences

Adjective the abrupt revelation of an enemy masquerading as a friend is such a hack plot twist

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English hacken, hakken, going back to Old English *haccian (Class II weak verb, attested in the prefixed forms ahaccian "to hack out, peck out [eyes]," tohaccian "to hack to pieces"), going back to West Germanic *hakkō- (whence also Old Frisian tohakia "to hack to pieces," Middle Dutch hacken, haken "to cut with repeated blows," Middle High German hacken), of uncertain origin

Note: This West Germanic verb is conventionally connected to the etymon of hook entry 1, which is manifested in a variety of vowel grades, on the assumption that hacking or chopping might be done with a hook-shaped implement.

Noun (1)

Middle English hak, hacke, noun derivative of hacken "to hack entry 1"

Noun (2)

short for hackney entry 1

Adjective

from attributive use of hack entry 3

Verb (2)

verbal derivative of hack entry 3

Verb (3)

verbal derivative of hack, noun, "board on which a hawk's food is placed, state of partial liberty under which a hawk is kept before training," of uncertain origin

Note: The noun has been taken as a derivative of hack entry 1, on the assumption that "hacked," i.e. chopped, food was placed on such a board; this appears to gain credence from a passage in a fifteenth-century manual of falconry (British Library MS. Harley 2340): "se hym euer to hackynge … and till he flyethe fro tre to tre, he woll come to hackynge; then he woll not come, but thu moste hacke and leue his mete opon a borde in his neste" (see A.E.H. Swaen, "The booke of Hawkyng after prince Edwarde Kyng of Englande and its relation to the Book of St Albans," Studia Neophilogica, vol. 16 [1943], p. 26).

Noun (3)

perhaps sense development of hack entry 3

First Known Use

Verb (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1)

Adjective

circa 1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1846, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Verb (3)

1873, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

circa 1914, in the meaning defined above

单词	hack it
释义	hack 1 of 7 verb (1) ˈhak hacked; hacking; hacks transitive verb 1 a : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows b : to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes hacking out new election districts c : annoy, vex —often used with off He gets really hacked off when people cheat. 2 : to clear or make by or as if by cutting away vegetation hacked his way through the brush 3 a informal : to manage successfully just couldn't hack the new job b informal : tolerate I can't hack all this noise 4 : to gain illegal access to (a computer network, system, etc.) In the last decade they have hacked computer networks in Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, and Bulgaria—often stealing data. The New York Times … perhaps I would have become one of those lost souls wandering the basement of MIT playing with computers and hacking the telephone network. Lee Smolin intransitive verb 1 a : to make chopping strokes or blows hacked at the weeds also : to make cuts as if by chopping hacking away at the work force b : to play inexpert golf 2 : to cough in a short dry manner 3 : loaf —usually used with around hacking around at the corner drugstore Ruth McKenney 4 a : to write computer programs for enjoyment b : to gain access to a computer illegally trying to hack into the network hack 2 of 7 noun (1) 1 : a tool for rough cutting or chopping : an implement for hacking 2 : nick, notch 3 : a short dry cough 4 : a rough or irregular cutting stroke : a hacking blow 5 : restriction to quarters as punishment for naval officers —usually used in the phrase under hack 6 a : a usually creatively improvised solution to a computer hardware or programming problem or limitation … the 33 MHz processor that powers these PDAs is too weak to drive MP3 music files. Sony created a neat hack: it added a digital-signal processing chip that bypasses the operating system. Josh Quittner b : an act or instance of gaining or attempting to gain illegal access to a computer or computer system Methods for protecting what needs to be protected are available in the marketplace and work very well. Most security breaches are insider jobs, not hacks. Samuel L. Earp The center is divided into seven directorates. Among these is the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team, whose nonclassified function is to report vulnerabilities and security violations such as hacks and virus incidents. Jim Wilson Almost 100 million cars … are vulnerable to numerous hacks that could let thieves unlock them remotely through a wireless signal … Cara McGoogan c : a clever tip or technique for doing or improving something We asked entrepreneurs across industries to share their favorite productivity hacks, from useful organization apps to clever tricks for cutting down meeting times. Richard Feloni see also life hack hack 3 of 7 noun (2) 1 a : hackney sense 2 b(1) : taxicab (2) : cabdriver 2 a(1) : a horse let out for common hire (2) : a horse used in all kinds of work b : a horse worn out in service : jade c : a light easy saddle horse especially : a three-gaited saddle horse d : a ride on a horse 3 a : a person who works solely for mercenary reasons : hireling party hacks b : a writer who works on order also : a writer who aims solely for commercial success c : hacker sense 2 a tennis hack hack 4 of 7 adjective 1 : working for hire especially with mediocre professional standards a hack journalist 2 : performed by or suited to a person who works or writes purely for the purpose of earning money : characteristic of a hack : mediocre hack writing 3 : hackneyed, trite hack dramatic scenes hack 5 of 7 verb (2) hacked; hacking; hacks intransitive verb 1 : to ride or drive at an ordinary pace or over the roads especially as distinguished from racing or hunting 2 : to operate a taxicab transitive verb : to ride (a horse) at an ordinary pace hack 6 of 7 verb (3) hacked; hacking; hacks transitive verb : to rear (a young hawk) in a state of partial liberty especially prior to the acquisition of flight and hunting capabilities hack 7 of 7 noun (3) slang : a guard especially at a prison Phrases hack it 1 : cope entry 1 sense 1a I can't hack it any longer. 2 : to be successful couldn't hack it in the world of professional sports Synonyms Verb (1) address contend (with) cope (with) field grapple (with) handle manage maneuver manipulate negotiate play swing take treat Noun (1) chip indent indentation indenture kerf nick notch Noun (2) cab taxi taxicab Adjective banal cliché cliche clichéd cobwebby commonplace hackney hackneyed moth-eaten musty obligatory shopworn stale stereotyped threadbare timeworn tired trite well-worn See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective the abrupt revelation of an enemy masquerading as a friend is such a hack plot twist Word History Etymology Verb (1) Middle English hacken, hakken, going back to Old English haccian (Class II weak verb, attested in the prefixed forms ahaccian* "to hack out, peck out [eyes]," tohaccian "to hack to pieces"), going back to West Germanic hakkō- (whence also Old Frisian tohakia* "to hack to pieces," Middle Dutch hacken, haken "to cut with repeated blows," Middle High German hacken), of uncertain origin Note: This West Germanic verb is conventionally connected to the etymon of hook entry 1, which is manifested in a variety of vowel grades, on the assumption that hacking or chopping might be done with a hook-shaped implement. Noun (1) Middle English hak, hacke, noun derivative of hacken "to hack entry 1" Noun (2) short for hackney entry 1 Adjective from attributive use of hack entry 3 Verb (2) verbal derivative of hack entry 3 Verb (3) verbal derivative of hack, noun, "board on which a hawk's food is placed, state of partial liberty under which a hawk is kept before training," of uncertain origin Note: The noun has been taken as a derivative of hack entry 1, on the assumption that "hacked," i.e. chopped, food was placed on such a board; this appears to gain credence from a passage in a fifteenth-century manual of falconry (British Library MS. Harley 2340): "se hym euer to hackynge … and till he flyethe fro tre to tre, he woll come to hackynge; then he woll not come, but thu moste hacke and leue his mete opon a borde in his neste" (see A.E.H. Swaen, "The booke of Hawkyng after prince Edwarde Kyng of Englande and its relation to the Book of St Albans," Studia Neophilogica, vol. 16 [1943], p. 26). Noun (3) perhaps sense development of hack entry 3 First Known Use Verb (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1) Adjective circa 1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1846, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Verb (3) 1873, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) circa 1914, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing hack life hack hack off hack it life hack hack off hack it Kids Definition hack 1 of 3 verb ˈhak hacked; hacking 1 : to cut with repeated chopping blows 2 : to cough in a short broken way 3 : to write computer programs for enjoyment 4 : to gain access to a computer illegally hack 2 of 3 noun : a short broken cough hack 3 of 3 noun 1 : a horse let out for hire or used for varied work 2 : a person who works for pay at a routine writing job 3 : a person who does work that is not good or original and especially a writer who is not very good Medical Definition hack 1 of 2 intransitive verb ˈhak : to cough in a short dry manner hack 2 of 2 noun : a short dry cough hack it phrase as in make it to reach a desired level of accomplishment a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance make it cut it flourish get somewhere arrive succeed get ahead thrive get there prosper make good cut the mustard excel hit it big make the grade make one's mark win come into one's own triumph prevail Antonyms & Near Antonyms fail struggle flounder
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