hack

[ hak ]

/ hæk /

verb (used with object)

to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often followed 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 Senate hacked the budget severely before returning it to the House.

Slang. to deal or cope with; handle: He can't hack all this commuting.

Computers.

to modify (a computer program or electronic device) or write (a program) in a skillful or clever way: Developers have hacked the app. I hacked my tablet to do some very cool things.
to circumvent security and break into (a network, computer, file, etc.), usually with malicious intent: Criminals hacked the bank's servers yesterday. Our team systematically hacks our network to find vulnerabilities.

Informal. to make use of a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing (something): to hack a classic recipe; to hack your weekend with healthy habits.

Basketball. to strike the arm of (an opposing ball handler): He got a penalty for hacking the shooter.

British. to kick or kick at the shins of (an opposing player) in Rugby football.

South Midland and Southern U.S. to embarrass, annoy, or disconcert.

verb (used without object)

to make rough cuts or notches; deal cutting blows.

to cough harshly, usually in short and repeated spasms.

Computers.

to modify a computer program or electronic device in a skillful or clever way: to hack around with HTML.
to break into a network, computer, file, etc., usually with malicious intent.

Tennis.

to take a poor, ineffective, or awkward swing at the ball.
to play tennis at a mediocre level.

British. to kick or kick at an opponent's shins in Rugby football.

noun

a cut, gash, or notch.

a tool, as an ax, hoe, or pick, for hacking.

an act or instance of hacking; a cutting blow.

a short, rasping dry cough.

a hesitation in speech.

Computers.

a piece of code that modifies a computer program in a skillful or clever way: software hacks.
an act or instance of breaking into a network, computer, file, etc., usually with malicious intent (often used attributively): a hack on our system; a recent hack attack.

Informal. a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing something: hacks for holiday entertaining; parenting hacks.

Curling. an indentation made in the ice at the foot score, for supporting the foot in delivering the stone.

British. a gash in the skin produced by a kick, as in Rugby football.

Verb Phrases

hack around, Slang. to pass the time idly; indulge in idle talk.

hack into, Computers. to break into (a network, computer, file, etc.), usually with malicious intent: Students tried to hack into their school server to change their grades.

Idioms for hack

hack it, Slang. to handle or cope with a situation or an assignment adequately and calmly: The new recruit just can't hack it.

Origin of hack

1150–1200; Middle English hacken; compare Old English tōhaccian to hack to pieces; cognate with Dutch hakken, German hacken

synonym study for hack

1. mangle, haggle.

synonym study for hack

1. See cut.

Words nearby hack

hachoo, hachure, hacienda, hacienda heights, haciendado, hack, hack board, hack hammer, hack house, hack off, hackamore

Definition for hacked (2 of 3)

hack ²

[ hak ]

/ hæk /

noun

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.

British.

a horse kept for common hire or adapted for general work, especially 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. a prison guard.

verb (used with object)

to make a hack of; let out for hire.

to make trite or stale by frequent use; hackney.

verb (used without object)

Informal. to drive a taxi.

to ride or drive on the road at an ordinary pace, as distinguished from cross-country riding or racing.

British. to rent a horse, especially by the hour.

adjective

hired as a hack; of a hired sort: a hack writer; hack work.

hackneyed; trite; banal: hack writing.

Origin of hack

First recorded in 1680–90; short for hackney

Definition for hacked (3 of 3)

hack ³

[ hak ]

/ hæk /

noun

a rack for drying food, as fish.

a rack for holding fodder for livestock.

a low pile of unburnt bricks in the course of drying.

verb (used with object)

to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.

Falconry. to train (a young hawk) by letting it fly freely and feeding it at a hack board or a hack house.

Origin of hack

First recorded in 1565–75; variant of hatch²

Example sentences from the Web for hacked

Interestingly, The Interview was the one movie that was not stolen and made available online by those who hacked Sony.

Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel |Michael Daly |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Most security experts believe individual accounts were hacked, by exploiting password resets, rather than the Apple cloud itself.

Downton Star Jessica Brown Findlay Is Latest Sex Tape Hacking Victim |Tom Sykes |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Russell Crowe Russell Crowe claimed his Twitter account was hacked when he posted a naked picture of a woman last July.

James Franco and More Celebrity Social Media Fails |Marina Watts |April 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Users were hacked by clicking questionable pins, which rapidly spread and resulted in a bootylicious overload.

'Porter' Snags Lady Gaga for Second Cover; Pinterest Gets a Bootylicious Makeover |The Fashion Beast Team |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, which started life as a place to trade cards from a fantasy game, was hacked.

The Free-Market Cluelessness of Bitcoin Enthusiasts |Daniel Gross |March 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He hacked the fuse short and fired it; but with the destruction of the bridge he too was destroyed.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott
The bodies of the dead warriors were cut and hacked and gashed.

Thirty Years on the Frontier |Robert McReynolds
Early in 1860 two Dutch shipmasters, one over sixty years of age, were hacked to pieces in Yokohama.

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II (of 2) |Alexander Michie
Both warriors were wounded: the sword of the knight was hacked and red; the axe of the squire was dyed dark with gore.

Runnymede and Lincoln Fair |J.G. Edgar
Probably it was the man who had speared Strachan, his weapon, previously hacked nearly through, breaking with the thrust.

For Fortune and Glory |Lewis Hough

British Dictionary definitions for hacked (1 of 3)

hack ¹

/ (hæk) /

verb

(when intr, usually foll 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

basketball to commit the foul of striking (an opposing player) on the arm

(intr) to cough in short dry spasmodic bursts

(tr) 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

(tr) slang to tolerate; cope with I joined the army but I couldn't hack it

hack to bits to damage severely his reputation was hacked to bits

noun

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

a wound from a sharp kick

Word Origin for hack

Old English haccian; related to Old Frisian hackia, Middle High German hacken

British Dictionary definitions for hacked (2 of 3)

hack ²

/ (hæk) /

noun

a horse kept for riding or (more rarely) for driving

an old, ill-bred, or overworked horse

a horse kept for hire

British a country ride on horseback

a drudge

a person who produces mediocre literary or journalistic work

Also called: hackney US a coach or carriage that is for hire

Also called: hackie US informal

a cab driver
a taxi

verb

British to ride (a horse) cross-country for pleasure

(tr) to let (a horse) out for hire

(tr) informal to write (an article) as or in the manner of a hack

(intr) US informal to drive a taxi

adjective

(prenominal) banal, mediocre, or unoriginal hack writing

Word Origin for hack

C17: short for hackney

British Dictionary definitions for hacked (3 of 3)

hack ³

/ (hæk) /

noun

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

verb (tr)

to place (fodder) in a hack

to place (bricks) in a hack

Word Origin for hack

C16: variant of hatch ²

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