hack
1 /hæk/ Show Spelled[hak] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1.
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.
2.
to break up the surface of (the ground).
3.
to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, brush, or the like: They hacked a trail through the jungle.
4.
to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle: The editor hacked the story to bits.
5.
to reduce or cut ruthlessly; trim: The Senate hacked the budget severely before returning it to the House.
6.
Slang . to deal or cope with; handle: He can't hack all this commuting.
7.
Computers . to devise or modify (a computer program), usually skillfully.
8.
Basketball . to strike the arm of (an opposing ball handler): He got a penalty for hacking the shooter.
9.
British . to kick or kick at the shins of (an opposing player) in Rugby football.
10.
South Midland and Southern U.S. to embarrass, annoy, or disconcert.
–verb (used without object)
11.
to make rough cuts or notches; deal cutting blows.
12.
to cough harshly, usually in short and repeated spasms.
13.
Tennis .
a.
to take a poor, ineffective, or awkward swing at the ball.
b.
to play tennis at a mediocre level.
14.
British . to kick or kick at an opponent's shins in Rugby football.
–noun
15.
a cut, gash, or notch.
16.
a tool, as an ax, hoe, or pick, for hacking.
17.
an act or instance of hacking; a cutting blow.
18.
a short, rasping dry cough.
19.
a hesitation in speech.
20.
Curling . an indentation made in the ice at the foot score, for supporting the foot in delivering the stone.
21.
British . a gash in the skin produced by a kick, as in Rugby football.
—Verb phrase
22.
hack around, Slang . to pass the time idly; indulge in idle talk.
—Idiom
23.
hack it, Slang . to handle or cope with a situation or an assignment adequately and calmly: The new recruit just can't hack it.