Hack

  • 51hack — hack1 [ hæk ] verb * ▸ 1 cut in a rough way ▸ 2 change and spoil writing ▸ 3 be able to deal with something ▸ 4 connect to computer ▸ 5 cough loudly ▸ 6 drive taxi 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cut something in a rough way, with a lot of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 52Hack — 1. Hack un Mack. (Altmark.) – Danneil, 72; Eichwald, 704. 2. Hack un Mack, Hüsch un Nüsch, Hüssk en Slüssk. Gryse in der Historia van der Lere, Leuende vnd dode Joachimi Slüter s des ersten Evangel Predigers tho Rostock neuenst einer Chroniken… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 53hack — I. verb Etymology: Middle English hakken, from Old English haccian; akin to Old High German hacchōn to hack, Old English hōc hook Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows b. to cut or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 54hack — I n. hireling a party hack II v. ( to chop ) 1) (d; intr.) to hack at (to hack at a tree) 2) (misc.) they hacked their way through the forest; to hack (a body) to pieces * * * [hæk] to hack (a body) to pieces (misc.) they hacked their way through …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 55hack — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive always + adv prep) to cut something into pieces roughly or violently: hack away/at etc: She hacked away at the ice, trying to make a hole. | hack sth into/through etc: We had to hack a path… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 56hack — I. /hæk / (say hak) verb (t) 1. to cut, notch, or chop irregularly, as with heavy blows. 2. to break up the surface of (the ground). 3. to clear (a path, etc.) by cutting down brush, etc. 4. to damage by cutting harshly or ruthlessly: the… …

  • 57hack — verb ADVERB ▪ away, off ▪ They hacked away at the dense vegetation. ▪ We hacked off the dead branches. PREPOSITION ▪ at …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 58Hack — El término hack se puede referir a los siguientes artículos: Un término usado en informática para denominar ciertas modificaciones. Ver Hack (informática) Uno de los videojuegos roguelike para ordenador. Ver Hack (videojuego) Un conjunto de… …

    Wikipedia Español

  • 59hack — 01. We [hacked] a few dead branches off the tree to burn as firewood. 02. A number of villagers were [hacked] to death with axes and machetes by the guerrillas. 03. It took us hours to [hack] through the dense undergrowth of the forest to the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 60hack — hack1 verb 1》 cut with rough or heavy blows. 2》 kick wildly or roughly. 3》 use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data.     ↘program quickly and roughly. 4》 [usu. with negative] (hack it) informal manage; cope. 5》 (hack someone off)… …

    English new terms dictionary