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Hack

/hæk/

A tool for chopping.

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📖 Definitions of "Hack"

noun

1
A tool for chopping.
2
A hacking blow.
3
A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
4
A dry cough.

verb

1
To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
"They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."
2
To cough noisily.
"This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking."
3
To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
"Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"
4
To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
"I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later."

🔄 Synonyms of "Hack"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
jadenoun	A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
plugnoun	(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
drudgenoun	(also attributively) A person who works in a low servile job.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
whoopnoun	A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
cut upverb	(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
hackernoun	(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.
nagnoun	(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
cabnoun	Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
hack onverb	fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
taxicabnoun	Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys, particularly one using a taximeter to automate fare calculation.
hack writer	a pejorative term for a writer who is paid to write low-quality, rushed articles or books "to order", often with a short deadline.
machine politiciannoun	(US) A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends.
literary hacknoun	a mediocre and disdained writer
ward-heelernoun	a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
chopverb	A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
political hack	"Political hack" is a pejorative term describing a person who is more loyal to a particular political party than to their own sense of ethics.
taxinoun	A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hack"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
cut upverb	(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
whoopnoun	A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
nagnoun	(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
drudgenoun	(also attributively) A person who works in a low servile job.
cabnoun	Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
plugnoun	(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
taxinoun	A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
taxicabnoun	Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys, particularly one using a taximeter to automate fare calculation.
chopverb	A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
machine politiciannoun	(US) A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends.
jadenoun	A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
hackernoun	(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.
hack onverb	fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
hack writer	a pejorative term for a writer who is paid to write low-quality, rushed articles or books "to order", often with a short deadline.
literary hacknoun	a mediocre and disdained writer
political hack	"Political hack" is a pejorative term describing a person who is more loyal to a particular political party than to their own sense of ethics.
ward-heelernoun	a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
hewnoun	(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
slitnoun	A narrow cut or opening; a slot.