hack

n. gash, cut, notch; dry cough; one who compromises his artistic integrity for money (i.e. artist or writer); one who works only for money; old horse; hired horse; taxi; hackney; taxi driver

v. cut, gash, chop; operate a taxicab; ride (a horse); cough dryly; tolerate, handle; write new computer programs; illegally access a computer system

Hack may refer to:Hack (technology), a term used in the technology and computer science fieldsHack (masonry), a row of stacked unfired bricks protected from the rainHack writer, a writer who is paid to write low-quality, quickly put-together articles or booksHack and slash, a genre of video game or a type of gameplayLife hack, productivity techniques used by programmersRoof and tunnel hacking, unauthorized exploration of roof and utility tunnel spacesWhat the Hack, a hacker conference held in Liempde, The Netherlands.hack, a Japanese multimedia franchiseHack Circle, an amphitheatre in Christchurch, New Zealand referred to as "Hack" In mass media:Hack (TV series), a CBS television seriesHack (video game), a roguelike computer game using ASCII graphicsHack (album), a 1990 album by Information SocietyHack (radio program), a current affairs program on Australian radio network Triple JHacks (film), a 1997 film starring Stephen ReaHack!, a 2007 film starring Danica McKellar
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.hack is a Japanese franchise that encompasses two multimedia projects: Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. Both projects were primarily created/developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai.
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Noun
1. one who works hard at boring tasks
(synonym) drudge, hacker
(hypernym) unskilled person
(hyponym) plodder, slogger
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
(hypernym) politician, politico, pol, political leader
3. a mediocre and disdained writer
(synonym) hack writer, literary hack
(hypernym) writer, author
(member-holonym) Grub Street
4. a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil
(hypernym) tool
5. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
(synonym) cab, taxi, taxicab
(hypernym) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
(hyponym) gypsy cab
(member-holonym) fleet
6. an old or over-worked horse
(synonym) jade, nag, plug
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
7. a horse kept for hire
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
8. a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
(hypernym) saddle horse, riding horse, mount
Verb
1. cut with a hacking tool
(synonym) chop
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) axe, ax
2. informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
(synonym) cut
(hypernym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
3. cut away; "he hacked with way through the forest"
(hypernym) cut
4. kick on the arms
(hypernym) foul
(classification) basketball, basketball game, hoops
5. kick on the shins
(hypernym) foul
(classification) rugby, rugby football, rugger
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 on
(hypernym) program, programme
(derivation) hacker
7. significantly cut up a manuscript
(synonym) cut up
(hypernym) edit, redact
8. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
(synonym) whoop
(hypernym) cough

v. chop, cut, mince, hoe, peck, hack

v. hack, illegally access a computer system