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hack 1 H0004300 (hăk)v. hacked, hack·ing, hacks v.tr.1. To cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows: hacked down the saplings.2. To make or shape by hitting or chopping with a sharp implement: hacked a trail through the forest.3. To break up the surface of (soil).4. a. To alter (a computer program): hacked her text editor to read HTML.b. To gain access to (a computer file or network) illegally or without authorization: hacked the firm's personnel database.5. Slang To cut or mutilate as if by hacking: hacked millions off the budget.6. Slang To cope with successfully; manage: couldn't hack a second job.v.intr.1. To chop or cut something by hacking.2. a. To write or refine computer programs skillfully.b. To use one's skill in computer programming to gain illegal or unauthorized access to a file or network: hacked into the company's intranet.3. To cough roughly or harshly.n.1. A rough, irregular cut made by hacking.2. A tool, such as a hoe, used for hacking.3. A blow made by hacking.4. An attempt to hit a baseball; a swing of the bat.5. a. An instance of gaining unauthorized access to a computer file or network.b. A program that makes use of existing often proprietary software, adding new features to it.c. A clever modification or improvement.6. A rough, dry cough. [Middle English hakken, from Old English -haccian; see keg- in Indo-European roots. V., intr., sense 2, back-formation from hacker.] hack′a·ble adj.
hack 2 H0004300 (hăk)n.1. A horse used for riding or driving; a hackney.2. A worn-out horse for hire; a jade.3. a. One who undertakes unpleasant or distasteful tasks for money or reward; a hireling.b. A writer hired to produce routine or commercial writing.4. A carriage or hackney for hire.5. Informal a. A taxicab.b. See hackie.v. hacked, hack·ing, hacks v.tr.1. To let out (a horse) for hire.2. To make banal or hackneyed with indiscriminate use.v.intr.1. To drive a taxicab for a living.2. To work for hire as a writer.3. To ride on horseback at an ordinary pace.adj.1. By, characteristic of, or designating routine or commercial writing: hack prose.2. Hackneyed; banal.Phrasal Verb: hack out Informal To produce (written material, for example), especially hastily or routinely: hacked out a weekly column. [Short for hackney.]hack (hæk) vb1. (when: intr, usually foll by at or away) to cut or chop (at) irregularly, roughly, or violently2. to cut and clear (a way, path, etc), as through undergrowth3. (Rugby) (in sport, esp rugby) to foul (an opposing player) by kicking or striking his shins4. (Basketball) basketball to commit the foul of striking (an opposing player) on the arm5. (Pathology) (intr) to cough in short dry spasmodic bursts6. (Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to reduce or cut (a story, article, etc) in a damaging way7. (Computer Science) to manipulate a computer program skilfully, esp, to gain unauthorized access to another computer system8. (tr) slang to tolerate; cope with: I joined the army but I couldn't hack it. 9. hack to bits to damage severely: his reputation was hacked to bits. n10. a cut, chop, notch, or gash, esp as made by a knife or axe11. (Agriculture) any tool used for shallow digging, such as a mattock or pick12. a chopping blow13. (Pathology) a dry spasmodic cough14. (Rugby) a kick on the shins, as in rugby15. a wound from a sharp kick[Old English haccian; related to Old Frisian hackia, Middle High German hacken]
hack (hæk) n1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse kept for riding or (more rarely) for driving2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an old, ill-bred, or overworked horse3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse kept for hire4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Brit a country ride on horseback5. a drudge6. (Journalism & Publishing) a person who produces mediocre literary or journalistic work7. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: hackney US a coach or carriage that is for hire8. (Automotive Engineering) informal a. a cab driverb. a taxivb9. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Brit to ride (a horse) cross-country for pleasure10. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to let (a horse) out for hire11. (Journalism & Publishing) (tr) informal to write (an article) as or in the manner of a hack12. (Automotive Engineering) (intr) informal US to drive a taxiadj (prenominal) banal, mediocre, or unoriginal: hack writing. [C17: short for hackney]
hack (hæk) n1. (Agriculture) a rack used for fodder for livestock2. (Falconry) a board on which meat is placed for a hawk3. (Building) a pile or row of unfired bricks stacked to dryvb (tr) 4. (Agriculture) to place (fodder) in a hack5. (Building) to place (bricks) in a hack[C16: variant of hatch2]hack1 (hæk) v.t. 1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever with irregular, often heavy blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack down trees. 2. to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth. 3. to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment, as a piece of writing. 4. to reduce or cut ruthlessly; trim: to hack a budget severely. 5. Slang. to deal or cope with; handle; tolerate: I can't hack all this commuting. v.i. 6. to make rough cuts or notches. 7. to cough harshly, usu. in short and repeated spasms. n. 8. a cut, gash, or notch. 9. a tool for hacking, as an ax or pick. 10. an act or instance of hacking; a cutting blow. 11. a short, rasping dry cough. Idioms: hack it, Slang. to cope successfully with something. [1150–1200; Middle English hacken; compare Old English tōhaccian to hack to pieces, c. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Middle High German hacken] hack2 (hæk) n. 1. a person, esp. a professional, who surrenders individual independence, integrity, belief, etc., in return for money or other reward: a political hack. 2. a writer whose services are for hire. 3. a person who produces banal or mediocre work or who works at a dull or routine task. 4. a horse kept for common hire or adapted for general work, esp. ordinary riding. 5. a saddle horse. 6. an old or worn-out horse; jade. 7. a coach or carriage kept for hire; hackney. 8. a. a taxicab. b. a cabdriver. v.t. 9. to make a hack of; let out for hire. 10. to make trite or stale by frequent use; hackney. v.i. 11. to drive a taxi. 12. to ride or drive on the road at an ordinary pace. adj. 13. hired as a hack; of a hired sort: a hack writer; hack work. 14. hackneyed; trite; banal: hack writing. [1680–90; short for hackney] Hack of smokers—Lipton, 1970.hack Past participle: hacked Gerund: hacking
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Hack1. A horse kept for hire.2. A carriage for hire. When automobiles began to be available for hire, the term “hack” was carried over to what is now called a taxi.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hack - one who works hard at boring tasksdrudge, hackerunskilled person - a person who lacks technical trainingplodder, slogger - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours | | 2. | hack - a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public endsmachine politician, political hack, ward-heelerpol, political leader, politico, politician - a person active in party politics | | 3. | hack - a mediocre and disdained writerhack writer, literary hackGrub Street - the world of literary hacksauthor, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | | 4. | hack - a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soiltool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation | | 5. | hack - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneytaxi, taxicab, cabauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"gypsy cab - a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to callsminicab - a minicar used as a taxicabfleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership | | 6. | hack - an old or over-worked horse nag, jade, plugEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | | 7. | hack - a horse kept for hireEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | | 8. | hack - a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.mount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only | Verb | 1. | hack - cut with a hacking toolchopax, axe - chop or split with an ax; "axe wood"cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | | 2. | hack - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"cutget by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" | | 3. | hack - cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest"cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | | 4. | hack - kick on the armsbasketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoopfoul - commit a foul; break the rules | | 5. | hack - kick on the shinsrugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ballfoul - commit a foul; break the rules | | 6. | hack - fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"hack onprogramme, program - write a computer program | | 7. | hack - significantly cut up a manuscriptcut upedit, redact - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages" | | 8. | hack - cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"whoopcough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" |
hack1verb1. (sometimes with away) cut, chop, slash, mutilate, mangle, gash, hew, lacerate He desperately hacked through the undergrowth. Some were hacked to death with machetes.2. (Informal) stand, take, bear, handle, cope with, stomach, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with (informal) I can't hack all the violence3. (Informal) cough, bark, wheeze, rasp the patients splutter and hacknoun1. (Informal) cough, bark, wheeze, rasp smoker's hackbe hacked off (Informal) be annoyed, be fed up, be irked (by), be scunnered (Scot.) She was jealous, hacked off with the producer, but mostly with herself.hack it (Informal) cope, manage, handle it, survive, get along, get by he couldn't hack it as a solo performerhack something off cut off, chop off, lop off a man's arm was hacked off at the elbow
hack2noun1. reporter, writer, correspondent, journalist, scribbler, contributor, hackette (derogatory), literary hack, penny-a-liner, Grub Street writer tabloid hacks, always eager to find victims2. yes-man, lackey, toady, flunky, brown-noser (taboo slang) party hacks from the old days still hold influential jobsadjective1. unoriginal, pedestrian, mediocre, poor, tired, stereotyped, banal, undistinguished, uninspired ill-paid lectureships and hack writingTranslationshack (hӕk) verb1. to cut or chop up roughly. The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces. 亂砍 乱砍2. to cut (a path etc) roughly. He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle. 劈出 辟出 noun1. a rough cut made in something. He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk. 砍痕 砍痕2. a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire. 出租馬匹,(美國)出租汽車 出租马车,(美国)出租汽车 ˈhacker noun1. a person who illegally gains access to information stored in other people's computers. 電腦駭客 电脑黑客2. a computer enthusiast. 電腦玩家 电脑玩家ˈhacking adjective (of a cough) rough and dry. He has had a hacking cough for weeks. 短促乾咳的 短促干咳的ˈhacksaw noun a saw for cutting metals. 鋼鋸 钢锯hack
can't hack itslang Cannot complete or tolerate a task or situation. All that job taught me is that I can't hack it as a salesman. I go to Florida every winter because I just can't hack it in the cold, and I'd rather not be miserable for months.See also: hackhack awayTo cut away at something and remove pieces of it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "away." Who is going to hack away pieces of turkey this Thanksgiving? Hack these weeds away so we can plant in the garden.See also: away, hackhack away at (something)1. To cut away at something and remove pieces of it, often with clumsy strokes or whacks. Quit hacking away at the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you?2. To persistently work on some task, completing it in increments over time. Try not to get too overwhelmed and just hack away at the chores on your list.See also: away, hackhack itslang To complete or tolerate a task or situation. Usually used in the negative. All that job taught me is that I can't hack it as a salesman. I go to Florida every winter because I just can't hack it in the cold, and I'd rather not be miserable for months.See also: hackhack off1. To cut something off, often with clumsy strokes or stabs. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "off." That's it—I'm going out and hacking off the part of the bush that's blocking the driveway!2. To irritate or annoy someone. Primarily heard in the UK. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "off." He keeps undermining me to the boss, and it's really hacking me off.See also: hack, offhack out1. To cut something off of or away from something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." Can you hack out the burnt pieces of the roast?2. To create something by chopping or cutting away at something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." I'm impressed with how our neighbors hacked a shape out of a tree stump on their front lawn.3. slang To make, create, or produce something quickly and perfunctorily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." How many of these stupid articles do I have to hack out before someone at the magazine takes my work seriously?See also: hack, outhack up1. To cut something into pieces, often in a clumsy or sloppy manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." We need to hack up these big branches.2. To wreck, mar, or otherwise spoil something's appearance, usually by cutting. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." I'll never use that landscaper again, not with the way he hacked up my poor bushes!3. To expel something by coughing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." Gross, my cat just hacked up another hairball.See also: hack, uplife hackA simple, resourceful, and often novel action that makes one's life easier or alleviates a problem or challenge. Painting my keys with different colors of nail polish was a great life hack—it's the only way I can tell my office key from my house key! A lot of what millennials call life hacks are actually just common sense.See also: hack, lifehack apart1. To cut something into pieces with clumsy strokes or whacks. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "apart." Quit hacking apart the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you?2. To criticize or reproach someone or something in a severe and merciless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "apart." The reviews absolutely hacked apart the sequel, but I don't think it was that bad. I heard the boss hacking Jack apart for his handling of the Jefferson account.See also: apart, hackhack aroundslang To behave foolishly or idly waste time. The employees were hacking around the office until the boss showed up. Quit hacking around and pay attention in class!See also: around, hackhack at (something)To cut away at something and remove pieces of it, often with clumsy strokes or whacks. Quit hacking at the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you?See also: hackhack downTo remove something, typically a tree, by cutting it down. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "down." The landscaper came and hacked down the tree that was leaning precariously over our roof.See also: down, hackhack (something) out of (something)1. To cut something off of or away from something else. Can you hack the burnt pieces out of the roast?2. To create something by chopping or cutting away at something else. I'm impressed with how our neighbors hacked a shape out of a tree stump on their front lawn.See also: hack, of, outhack (something) to piecesTo alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. Quit hacking the roast to pieces and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to pieces, that is.See also: hack, piecehack (something) to bitsTo alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. Quit hacking the roast to bits and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to bits, that is.See also: bit, hackhack (something) to smithereensTo alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. ("Smithereens," meaning "bits," comes from Irish Gaelic.) Quit hacking the roast to smithereens and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to smithereens, that is.See also: hack, smithereenshack (one's) way through (something)To proceed through something, typically some sort of overgrown vegetation, by cutting it out of one's way. Good luck hacking your way through the dense growth on that path.See also: hack, through, wayhacked1. slang Having been accessed, and, usually, exploited, by an unauthorized person. The phrase is commonly applied to things like computer systems, financial accounts, and social media accounts, especially those from which personal data and/or money has been stolen. I really hope these strange charges on my bank statement don't mean that my account has been hacked. I bet that's some sort of scam to hack our Facebook accounts.2. slang Irritated or annoyed. I'm really hacked about his constant attempts to undermine me to the boss.See also: hackhacked offslang Irritated or annoyed. I'm really hacked off about his constant attempts to undermine me to the boss.See also: hack, offcan't hack itunable to do the job. I thought delivering papers would be an easy job, but I just can't hack it. If you can't hack it, let me know, and I'll help you out.See also: hackhack aroundInf. to waste time. I'm just hacking around and doing nothing. Stop hacking around and get to work.See also: around, hackhack (away) at someone or somethingto chop at someone or something continuously. The brutal murderer hacked away at his victim. The woodchopper hacked at the tree and finally got it down.See also: hackhack one's way through somethingFig. to cut one's way through something. We had to hack our way through the jungle. The surveyors hacked a pathway through the undergrowth.See also: hack, through, wayhack someone (off)Inf. to annoy someone; to embarrass someone. It really hacks me when you drum your fingers like that. You really hack me off!hack someone or something apart 1. Lit. to chop up someone or something. The murderer hacked the victim apart. He hacked apart the victim. The butcher hacked the chicken apart. 2. Fig. to criticize someone or something severely. The review just hacked him apart for his poor showing in the play. The critic hacked apart all the actors in the play.See also: apart, hackhack somethingInf. to endure something; to deal with something. (The something is usually it.) I don't know if I can hack it. John works very hard, but he can't seem to hack it.hack something downto chop something down. Who hacked this cherry tree down? Who hacked down this cherry tree?See also: down, hackhack something offto chop something off. I need to get up that tree and hack that big branch off before it bangs on the house. Please hack off that big branch.See also: hack, offhack something out of something and hack something out 1. to cut or chop something out of something. Jill hacked the bone out of the roast. She hacked out the big bone. 2. to fashion something by carving or chiseling from something. He hacked a rabbit out of the chunk of wood. In no time, the carver had hacked out a rabbit.See also: hack, of, outhack something to somethingto cut something up into something roughly or crudely, such as pieces, bits, smithereens. The editor hacked my story to smithereens. Don't hack the turkey to pieces!See also: hackhack something up 1. Lit. to chop something up into pieces. (Refers often to wood.) Hack all this old furniture up, and we'll burn it in the fireplace. Hack up this stuff, and we'll burn it. 2. Fig. to damage or mangle something. Who hacked my windowsill up? Who hacked up my table?See also: hack, uphacked (off)Inf. angry; annoyed. Wally was really hacked off about the accident. Oh, Wally is always hacked about something.See also: hackcan't hack it INFORMALIf someone can't hack it in a particular situation or job, they do not have the skills or qualities necessary to cope with it. You have to be strong and confident and never give the slightest impression that you can't hack it. Note: Sometimes people say that someone can hack it, to mean that they can cope in a particular situation or job. Smith tried to convince them that he can hack it as a police chief.See also: hackhack it manage; cope (usually used in the negative). informal 2001 Irish Examiner Bank robber John Carr said he couldn't hack it on the outside. The freedom was doing his head in and he wanted to go back to the surrounds of his cell. See also: hackhack awayv.1. To remove something with blows from a sharp instrument: The lumberjack hacked away the larger limbs from the tree before felling it. The gardener used a large pair of shears to hack the dead twigs away.2. hack away at To reduce or attempt to reduce something in size by chopping off pieces of it: The butcher hacked away at the side of beef to remove the fat.3. hack away at To reduce something gradually by working at it continuously: I'm hacking away at the pile of reports on my desk.See also: away, hackhack offv.1. To cut something off, usually with rough or heavy blows: The gardener hacked off the branch with a machete. We hacked the old shingles off the side of the house.2. Chiefly British To annoy someone: That attitude really hacks me off. The drunken celebrity really hacked off the entertainment reporter.See also: hack, offhack outv.1. To remove something by chopping or cutting; excise something: The butcher hacked the bone out from the meat. We hacked out the broken shingles from the roof.2. To fashion something by chopping, cutting, or chiseling: The artist hacked out a statue from a chunk of clay. Let's hack a sculpture out of the ice.3. Slang To produce something hastily or routinely, such as written material: The reporter hacked out a weekly column. The author hacked three romance novels out every year.See also: hack, outhack upv.1. To cut or chop something into pieces, usually with little care: The cook hacked up the potatoes and dumped them in the pot. We hacked the wood up and threw it in the fireplace.2. To mangle or disfigure something, especially by cutting: That barber hacked up your hair badly! I accidentally hacked the shrubs up with the electric clippers.3. To force something from the throat or lungs and out of the mouth by coughing: The patient hacked some phlegm up. My cat hacked up some blood, so I made an appointment with the vet.See also: hack, uphack1. n. a taxi. Go out to the street and see if you can get a hack. 2. n. a cough. That’s a nasty hack you’ve got there. 3. n. a professional writer who writes mediocre material to order. This novel shows that even a hack can get something published 4. n. a reporter. Newspaper hacks have to know a little of everything. 5. tv. to write clumsy or inefficient computer programs. I can hack a program for you, but it won’t be what you want. 6. tv. to break into a computer electronically to steal data or corrupt it or for the challenge of breaking in. I’m gonna hack the bank’s computer because they bounced a check of mine. 7. tv. to annoy someone. (see also hacked (off).) That kind of behavior hacks her a lot. 8. n. anyone who does poor or undesirable work. Oh, he’s just a hack. What can you expect? 9. n. a prison guard. Watch out, man. The hacks are looking. 10. in. to play with hackysack. They spent all their spare time hacking. hack around in. to waste time. I wanted to hack around for a year after college, but my finances disagreed. See also: around, hackhack it tv. to stand up to something; to endure something. I’m afraid you can’t hack it. It just isn’t working out. See also: hackhacked (hækt) mod. worn-out; ready to quit. What a day! I’m hacked. See also: hackhacked (off) mod. angry; annoyed. Willy was really hacked off about the accident. See also: hack, offhacked verbSee hacked offSee also: hackhack it, toTo accomplish, to cope, to manage well. This slangy usage dates from the mid-1900s and often is put negatively. Thus, “Another celebration for his promotion? I just can’t hack it.” Also, “Head the group? I’m not too old to hack it.” See also: hackhack
hack11. a dry spasmodic cough 2. a kick on the shins, as in rugby
hack21. a horse kept for riding or (more rarely) for driving 2. an old, ill-bred, or overworked horse 3. a horse kept for hire 4. Brit a country ride on horseback 5. US a coach or carriage that is for hire 6. US informala. a cab driver b. a taxi
hack a board on which meat is placed for a hawk hack (jargon)1. Originally, a quick job that produces what isneeded, but not well.
2. An incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, pieceof work that produces exactly what is needed.
3. To bear emotionally or physically. "I can't hack thisheat!"
4. To work on something (typically a program). In animmediate sense: "What are you doing?" "I'm hacking TECO."In a general (time-extended) sense: "What do you do aroundhere?" "I hack TECO." More generally, "I hack "foo"" isroughly equivalent to ""foo" is my major interest (orproject)". "I hack solid-state physics." See Hacking X for Y.
5. To pull a prank on. See hacker.
6. To interact with a computer in a playful and exploratoryrather than goal-directed way. "Whatcha up to?" "Oh, justhacking."
7. Short for hacker.
8. See nethack.
9. (MIT) To explore the basements, roof ledges, and steamtunnels of a large, institutional building, to the dismay ofPhysical Plant workers and (since this is usually performed ateducational institutions) the Campus Police. This activityhas been found to be eerily similar to playing adventure gamessuch as Dungeons and Dragons and Zork. See alsovadding.
See also neat hack, real hack.hackAs a noun, a hack is the source code of a program. For example, the phrase "it must be done through a hack" means someone has to write programming code to solve the problem because there is no pre-written software that does the job.
As a verb, hack refers to writing a small program or adding code to an existing program to solve a problem in a hurry. A hack used to imply a low-level programming language, even deploying a fix in machine language (see patch). However, the term evolved, and today it can refer to code in any computer language. See machine language.
You're Not Supposed To! A hack may refer to an enhancement made to an electronic device that was not designed to be user programmable, such as a video game, music player, TV set-top box or cellphone. For example, a digital media hub (media extender) could be modified to play additional formats.
This level of modification is done by the serious hacker, who first has to find a way to expose the software. It may require opening the case and using tools such as a screwdriver, wire strippers and soldering iron. For example, to make the first AT&T iPhones work in another network, an early hack required applying voltage to a line on its circuit board. It meant scraping the surface of a single wire trace without breaking the line and soldering a wire to it; a very delicate operation. Subsequent methods used to unlock iPhones were less extreme.
"Hacked" Means a Harmful Hack "Getting hacked" has another connotation. Although the original meaning of hack is program code that was modified, the popular definition is an illegal modification that causes a computer or online account to be compromised.
A lesser known meaning of the term is that a hack is a harmless practical joke, but one that takes a bit of technical prowess or careful planning. See attack, hacker and hackathon.
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From "The Best of The Joy of Tech" cartoon book by Nitrozac and Snaggy (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003, ISBN 0-596-00578-4). (Image courtesy of GeekCulture, www.geekculture.com) |
| Hacks Galore |
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The term is often used to refer to any tip or technique for improving performance or configuring hardware or software; witness these titles from O'Reilly Media, Inc. |
| Hack Everything! |
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"The Big Book of Hacks" offers imaginative hacks from turning an old netbook into a tablet to boosting Wi-Fi with a vegetable steamer. Also included are how to make fridge magnets from a hard drive and a dipole antenna from a closet hanger. See life hack. | FinancialSeeHackerHACK
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hack Related to hack: Life hackSynonyms for hackverb cutSynonyms- cut
- chop
- slash
- mutilate
- mangle
- gash
- hew
- lacerate
verb standSynonyms- stand
- take
- bear
- handle
- cope with
- stomach
- endure
- tolerate
- abide
- put up with
verb coughSynonymsnoun coughSynonymsphrase be hacked offSynonyms- be annoyed
- be fed up
- be irked (by)
- be scunnered
phrase hack itSynonyms- cope
- manage
- handle it
- survive
- get along
- get by
phrase hack something offSynonymsnoun reporterSynonyms- reporter
- writer
- correspondent
- journalist
- scribbler
- contributor
- hackette
- literary hack
- penny-a-liner
- Grub Street writer
noun yes-manSynonyms- yes-man
- lackey
- toady
- flunky
- brown-noser
adj unoriginalSynonyms- unoriginal
- pedestrian
- mediocre
- poor
- tired
- stereotyped
- banal
- undistinguished
- uninspired
Synonyms for hacknoun one who works hard at boring tasksSynonymsRelated Words- unskilled person
- plodder
- slogger
noun a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public endsSynonyms- machine politician
- political hack
- ward-heeler
Related Words- pol
- political leader
- politico
- politician
noun a mediocre and disdained writerSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soilRelated Wordsnoun a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneySynonymsRelated Words- auto
- automobile
- car
- motorcar
- machine
- gypsy cab
- minicab
- fleet
noun an old or over-worked horseSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a horse kept for hireRelated Wordsnoun a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etcRelated Words- mount
- riding horse
- saddle horse
verb cut with a hacking toolSynonymsRelated Wordsverb be able to manage or manage successfullySynonymsRelated Words- get by
- grapple
- make do
- cope
- manage
- contend
- deal
- make out
verb cut awayRelated Wordsverb kick on the armsRelated Words- basketball
- basketball game
- hoops
- foul
verb kick on the shinsRelated Words- rugby
- rugby football
- rugger
- foul
verb fix a computer program piecemeal until it worksSynonymsRelated Wordsverb significantly cut up a manuscriptSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cough spasmodicallySynonymsRelated Words |