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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hack•ing (hak′ing),USA pronunciation n. - Buildingreplacement of a single course of stonework by two or more lower courses.
- late Middle English, in literal sense. See hack1, -ing1 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hacking /ˈhækɪŋ/ adj - (of a cough) harsh, dry, and spasmodic
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hack1 /hæk/USA pronunciation v. - to cut, slice, chop, or sever with irregular blows: [~ (+ away) + at + object]The rescue workers hacked away at the rubble all night.[~ + down + object]The timbermen hacked down the trees.[~ + object]hacked the timber to pieces.
- to clear by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth:[~ + object + through + object]hacked their way through the dense jungle.[ ~ + through + obj]:hacked through the jungle.
- to cut severely;
trim:[~ + object]to hack a budget. - Slang Termsto cope with;
tolerate:[~ + object]I can't hack all this commuting. - [no object] to cough in a short, raspy manner.
n. [countable] - an act of cutting;
cut, gash, or notch. - Pathologya short, rasping dry cough.
Idioms- Idioms hack it, [Slang.]to deal with something successfully:can't hack it as an executive.
hack2 /hæk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a hireling:a political hack.
- a person, esp. a writer, who produces mediocre work.
- an old or worn-out horse.
- Informal Terms
v. [no object] - Informal Termsto drive a taxi:found a job hacking.
adj. [before a noun] - working as a hack:a hack writer.
- suitable to or typical of a hack:hack work.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hack1 (hak),USA pronunciation v.t. - to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often fol. by up or down):to hack meat; to hack down trees.
- to break up the surface of (the ground).
- to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, brush, or the like:They hacked a trail through the jungle.
- to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment;
mutilate; mangle:The editor hacked the story to bits. - to reduce or cut ruthlessly;
trim:The Senatehacked the budget severely before returning it to the House. - Slang Termsto deal or cope with;
handle:He can't hack all this commuting. - Computingto devise or modify (a computer program), usually skillfully.
- Sport[Basketball.]to strike the arm of (an opposing ball handler):He got a penalty for hacking the shooter.
- [Brit.]to kick or kick at the shins of (an opposing player) in Rugby football.
- Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.]to embarrass, annoy, or disconcert.
v.i. - to make rough cuts or notches;
deal cutting blows. - to cough harshly, usually in short and repeated spasms.
- Sport[Tennis.]
- to take a poor, ineffective, or awkward swing at the ball.
- to play tennis at a mediocre level.
- [Brit.]to kick or kick at an opponent's shins in Rugby football.
- hack around, [Slang.]to pass the time idly;
indulge in idle talk. - hack it, [Slang.]to handle or cope with a situation or an assignment adequately and calmly:The new recruit just can't hack it.
n. - a cut, gash, or notch.
- Buildinga tool, as an ax, hoe, or pick, for hacking.
- an act or instance of hacking;
a cutting blow. - Pathologya short, rasping dry cough.
- a hesitation in speech.
- Sport[Curling.]an indentation made in the ice at the foot score, for supporting the foot in delivering the stone.
- [Brit.]a gash in the skin produced by a kick, as in Rugby football.
- 1150–1200; Middle English hacken; compare Old English tōhaccian to hack to pieces; cognate with Dutch hakken, German hacken
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mangle, haggle. See cut.
hack2 (hak),USA pronunciation n. - a person, as an artist or writer, who exploits, for money, his or her creative ability or training in the production of dull, unimaginative, and trite work;
one who produces banal and mediocre work in the hope of gaining commercial success in the arts:As a painter, he was little more than a hack. - a professional who renounces or surrenders individual independence, integrity, belief, etc., in return for money or other reward in the performance of a task normally thought of as involving a strong personal commitment:a political hack.
- a writer who works on the staff of a publisher at a dull or routine task;
someone who works as a literary drudge:He was one among the many hacks on Grub Street. - [Brit.]
- a horse kept for common hire or adapted for general work, esp. ordinary riding.
- a saddle horse used for transportation, rather than for show, hunting, or the like.
- an old or worn-out horse;
jade. - a coach or carriage kept for hire;
hackney. - [Informal.]
- a taxi.
- Also, hackie. a cabdriver.
- Slang Termsa prison guard.
v.t. - to make a hack of;
let out for hire. - to make trite or stale by frequent use;
hackney. v.i. - [Informal.]to drive a taxi.
- to ride or drive on the road at an ordinary pace, as distinguished from cross-country riding or racing.
- [Brit.]to rent a horse, esp. by the hour.
adj. - hired as a hack;
of a hired sort:a hack writer; hack work. - hackneyed;
trite; banal:hack writing.
- short for hackney 1680–90
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mercenary.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scribbler.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lease, rent.
hack3 (hak),USA pronunciation n. - a rack for drying food, as fish.
- Agriculturea rack for holding fodder for livestock.
- Buildinga low pile of unburnt bricks in the course of drying.
- at hack, [Falconry.](of a young hawk) being trained to fly freely but to return to a hack house or hack board for food rather than to pursue quarry.
v.t. - Agricultureto place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- Sport[Falconry.]to train (a young hawk) by letting it fly freely and feeding it at a hack board or a hack house.
- variant of hatch2 1565–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hack /hæk/ vb - when intr, usually followed by at or away: to cut or chop (at) irregularly, roughly, or violently
- to cut and clear (a way, path, etc), as through undergrowth
- (in sport, esp rugby) to foul (an opposing player) by kicking or striking his shins
- to commit the foul of striking (an opposing player) on the arm
- (intransitive) to cough in short dry spasmodic bursts
- (transitive) to reduce or cut (a story, article, etc) in a damaging way
- to manipulate a computer program skilfully, esp, to gain unauthorized access to another computer system
- (transitive) slang to tolerate; cope with: I joined the army but I couldn't hack it
n - a cut, chop, notch, or gash, esp as made by a knife or axe
- any tool used for shallow digging, such as a mattock or pick
- a chopping blow
- a dry spasmodic cough
- a kick on the shins, as in rugby
Etymology: Old English haccian; related to Old Frisian hackia, Middle High German hacken hack /hæk/ n - a horse kept for riding or (more rarely) for driving
- an old, ill-bred, or overworked horse
- a horse kept for hire
- Brit a country ride on horseback
- a drudge
- a person who produces mediocre literary or journalistic work
- Also called: hackie US informal a cab driver
- a taxi
vb - (transitive) informal to write (an article) as or in the manner of a hack
adj - (prenominal) banal, mediocre, or unoriginal: hack writing
Etymology: 17th Century: short for hackney hack /hæk/ n - a rack used for fodder for livestock
- a board on which meat is placed for a hawk
- a pile or row of unfired bricks stacked to dry
Etymology: 16th Century: variant of hatch² |