hack out of

hack (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, out

hack out

1. 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, out

hack 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, out