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    [Verb]  | "hack" | \ ˈhak \


    1: to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows

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

    3: annoy, vex —often used with off

    Origin: 12th century ;

     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:1|hook: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.;

    [Verb]  | "hack" 


    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

    3: to ride (a horse) at an ordinary pace

    Origin: 1800 ;

     Verbal derivative of {see: |hack:3|hack:3};

    [Verb]  | "hack" 


    1: to rear (a young hawk) in a state of partial liberty especially prior to the acquisition of flight and hunting capabilities

    Origin: 1873 ;

     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:1|hack: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]  | "hack" 


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

    2: nick, notch

    3: a short dry cough

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English hak, hacke, noun derivative of hacken "to {see: |hack:1|hack:1}";

    [Noun]  | "hack" 


    1: hackney

    2: taxicab

    3: cabdriver

    Origin: 1571 ;

     Short for {see: |hackney:1|hackney:1};

    [Noun]  | "hack" 


    1: a guard especially at a prison

    Origin: 1931 ;

     Perhaps sense development of {see: |hack:3|hack:3};

    [Noun]  | "life hack" 


    1: a usually simple and clever tip or technique for accomplishing some familiar task more easily and efficiently

    Origin: 2004 ;

    [Adjective]  | "hack" 


    1: working for hire especially with mediocre professional standards

    2: performed by or suited to a person who works or writes purely for the purpose of earning money : characteristic of a hack : mediocre

    3: hackneyed, trite

    Origin: 1711 ;

     From attributive use of {see: |hack:3|hack:3};

    [Phrasal verb]  | "hack off" 


    1: to cut (something) off in a rough and violent way

    2: to make (someone) angry and annoyed

    [Verb]  | "hack" 


    1: to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently;


      * e.g., " ... I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities "



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    2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);


      * e.g., " ... she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer "



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    [Verb]  | "hack (around)" 


    1: to spend time doing nothing;


      * e.g., " ... would prefer to be put to work rather than spend his days at the ranch just hacking around "



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    [Verb]  | "hack (off)" 


    1: to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts;


      * e.g., " ... people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off "



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    [Adjective]  | "hack" 


    1: used or heard so often as to be dull;


      * e.g., " ... the abrupt revelation of an enemy masquerading as a friend is such a hack plot twist "




    [Noun]  | "hack" 


    1: a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface;


      * e.g., " ... smallish hacks made in the bark of the trees marked the trail through the forest "



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    2: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;


      * e.g., " ... completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck "



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    [Noun]  | "hack" 


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


      * e.g., " ... after a week of hailing hacks and inhabiting hotels, the sales rep was happy to be home "




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


      * e.g., " ... is he really any good at the piano or just a hack? "



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    [Phrase]  | "hack it" 


    1: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;


      * e.g., " ... a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef "



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     [ "hack" ]

    1: v.

      * e.g.,  ... v I stayed up all night hacking, and when I finally looked out the window, it was 8am. 

     [ "hack" ]

    2:  To program a computer in a clever, virtuosic, and wizardly manner. Ordinary computer jockeys merely write programs; hacking is the domain of digital poets. Hacking is a subtle and arguably mystical art, equal parts wit and technical ability, that is rarely appreciated by non-hackers. See hacker.

      * e.g.,  ... v Some script kiddie hacked into the web server and trashed the database. 

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    3:  To break into computer systems with malicious intent. This sense of the term is the one that is most commonly heard in the media, although sense 1 is much more faithful to its original meaning. Contrary to popular misconception, this sort of hacking rarely requires cleverness or exceptional technical ability; most so-called "black hat" hackers rely on brute force techniques or exploit known weaknesses and the incompetence of system administrators.

      * e.g.,  ... v3. I didn't have time to do things properly, so I just hacked together something that worked. 

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    4:  To jury-rig or improvise something inelegant but effective, usually as a temporary solution to a problem. See noun sense

      * e.g.,  ... n1. A computerized bartender that automatically mixes your drinks and debits your account? Now THAT'S a hack. 

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    5: n.

      * e.g.,  ... n2. This subroutine is just a hack; I'm going to go back and put some real code in later. 

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    6:  A clever or elegant technical accomplishment, especially one with a playful or prankish bent. A clever routine in a computer program, especially one which uses tools for purposes other than those for which they were intended, might be considered a hack. Students at technical universities, such as MIT, are famous for performing elaborate hacks, such as disassembling the dean's car and then reassembling it inside his house, or turning a fourteen-story building into a giant Tetris game by placing computer-controlled lighting panels in its windows.

      * e.g.,  ... n3. That two-bit pulp writer? Ah, he's nothing but a hack. 

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    7:  A temporary, jury-rigged solution, especially in the fields of computer programming and engineering: the technical equivalent of chewing gum and duct tape. Compare to kludge.

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    8:  A cheap, mediocre, or second-rate practitioner, especially in the fields of journalism and literature: a charlatan or incompetent.

     [ "hack" ]

    1: a clever solution to a tricky problem

      * e.g.,  ... to hack is to mod or change something in an extrodinary way 

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    1: Verb. Meaning to be able to handle/accept/put up with something, generally used in the negative.

      * e.g.,  ... Person a: Why did you quit the poetry club? 

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    1: Someone in the film industry, usually a director, who works on projects solely for financial reasons, rather than creative reasons. It is not about a filmmaker who is simply bad. That is a common misconception.

      * e.g.,  ... Jon Peters is such a hack, all he cares about making the film marketable, and not about the characters. 

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    1: A popular way to catch a ride in more so the NorthEastern side of the nation, in large innercities of high concentration. The person usually stands on the road and says something to the effect "Yo, you got me on a hack, 'round there to a nearby location?" to the driver of the car.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, let me get a hack. 

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    2: If accepted the driver becomes a temporary cab driver, and usually the hackee is suppposed to give directions, although they are usually trying to be cool, and just point like some dumbasses.

      * e.g.,  ... Where ya goin? 

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    3: At the completion you give the driver like a small bill like a $5 or $10.

      * e.g.,  ... Up da block. 

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    4: As I said popular in the New York, Philidelphia, and Baltimore regions of innercities. No offense but usally ghettos.

      * e.g.,  ... A'ight. You gotta gimme Seven tho'. I need me a sandwhich bra' 

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    1: A taxi driver in any city, not necessarily New York. In NYC, hack can also refer to a livery cab driver (cabs that drive in bad neighborhoods where taxis usually don't).

      * e.g.,  ... The TV show Hack takes place in Philadelphia. 

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    1: n. two or three holes "hacked" into the ice at each end of an ice curling rink to give the sweepers somewhere to rest their brooms. Also: v. what smokers do while curling, which is one of the few Olympic sports where smoking is allowed during the game. ..............................

      * e.g.,  ... Throw some end-raise take-out weight and I'll sweep from the hack! Hurry hard! 

     [ "hack" ]

    1: In Northern Irish slang:

      * e.g.,  ... n. Have ye seen the hack of this gobshite? 

     [ "hack" ]

    2: n. "The hack of...": "the sorry state of...".

      * e.g.,  ... v. Janty, I can't hack this no more. My feet hurt. 

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    3: v. To cope with.

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    1: A political appointed flunky who either doesn't want to work or who is so stupid they can't work

      * e.g.,  ... That new Assistant Commissioner Martha appointed is a real hack. 

     [ "hack" ]

    1: Noun: Someone who steals a joke from a comedian or uses a played out joke/premise.

      * e.g.,  ... Noun: What a hack! 

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    2: Verb: To steal a joke or use a played out premise.

      * e.g.,  ... Verb: Way to hack cellphone rings! 

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