Meaning & Definition of Hack in English
English⟶
Hack
/hæk/
noun
1. One who works hard at boring tasks
synonym:
- hack,
- drudge,
- hacker
2. A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
synonym:
- machine politician,
- ward-heeler,
- political hack,
- hack
3. A mediocre and disdained writer
synonym:
- hack,
- hack writer,
- literary hack
4. A tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
synonym:
- hack
5. A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
synonym:
- cab,
- hack,
- taxi,
- taxicab
6. An old or over-worked horse
synonym:
- hack,
- jade,
- nag,
- plug
7. A horse kept for hire
synonym:
- hack
8. A saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
synonym:
- hack
verb
1. Cut with a hacking tool
synonym:
- chop,
- hack
2. Be able to manage or manage successfully
- "I can't hack it anymore"
- "She could not cut the long days in the office"
synonym:
- hack,
- cut
3. Cut away
- "He hacked his way through the forest"
synonym:
- hack
4. Kick on the arms
synonym:
- hack
5. Kick on the shins
synonym:
- hack
6. Fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- "I'm not very good at hacking but i'll give it my best"
synonym:
- hack,
- hack on
7. Significantly cut up a manuscript
synonym:
- hack,
- cut up
8. Cough spasmodically
- "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
synonym:
- hack,
- whoop