Hacks

A tool for chopping.

A hacking blow.

A gouge or notch made by such a blow.

A dry cough.

To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

"They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."

To cough noisily.

"This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking."

To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

"Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"

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."

A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.

A food-rack for cattle.

A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.

A grating in a mill race.

To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.

To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.