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List of meaning for hack

hack, drudge, hacker(noun)

one who works hard at boring tasks

machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack, hack(noun)

a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

hack, hack writer, literary hack(noun)

a mediocre and disdained writer

hack(noun)

a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil

cab, hack, taxi, taxicab(noun)

a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

hack, jade, nag, plug(noun)

an old or over-worked horse

hack(noun)

a horse kept for hire

hack(verb)

a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

chop, hack(verb)

cut with a hacking tool

hack, cut(verb)

be able to manage or manage successfully

"I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"

hack(verb)

cut away

"he hacked his way through the forest"

hack(verb)

kick on the arms

hack(verb)

kick on the shins

hack, hack on(verb)

fix a computer program piecemeal until it works

"I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"

hack, cut up(verb)

significantly cut up a manuscript

hack, whoop(verb)

cough spasmodically

"The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"

used or heard so often as to be dull

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

a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface

smallish hacks made in the bark of the trees marked the trail through the forest

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck

an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled

after a week of hailing hacks and inhabiting hotels, the sales rep was happy to be home

a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science

is he really any good at the piano or just a hack?

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer

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