hack

Pronunciation: US [hæk] UK [hæk]

n.Cut split; hacks (especially of cheap servants newspaper vulgar articles)
v.Cut split; kick; trespass (another computer systems)
adj.Leased by old, (scholar) hired; hacks
WebHacker and hacker; Genesis legends

Synonyms

Antonyms

banal cliché cliche clichéd cobwebby commonplace stale hackney hackneyed moth-eaten musty obligatory shopworn stereotyped threadbare timeworn tired trite well-worn

Definitions in English

n.	1. a reporter, artist, or writer who does boring work or work that is not very good; a professional person who is only interested in making money; a junior politician or official who does boring work for a political party and is not respected 2. a loud dry cough 3. an old horse that is not easy or good to ride 4. a taxi driver; a taxi
v.	1. to cut something in a rough way, with a lot of energy, or many times 2. to spoil a piece of writing by removing or changing a lot of its parts 3. to have enough energy or interest to deal with something 4. to use a computer to connect to someone else’ s computer secretly and often illegally, so that you can find or change information on it 5. to cough loudly 6. to drive a taxi

Other Forms

3sg.hacks

Idioms

hack around
hack it

Example Sentences

Sir Charles Knightley..stuck to his road hack long after his neighbours had taken to post-horses.
Source: Illustrated London News
Crichton and Treherne..hacking and hewing the bamboo..making a clearing.
Source: J. M. Barrie
To hack one's way with a machete through hundreds of miles of jungle.
Source: A. J. Toynbee
He hacked off a slice from the new brown loaf and ate it dry.
Source: B. Vine

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English word hack can not be rearranged.
Based on hack, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
e - achk
l - hacek
r - chalk
s - chark
t - thack
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English words starting with hack :
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English words that contain hack :
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English words ending with hack :
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