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   hack

   /hak/

   verb

   • 1. cut with rough or heavy blows: "hack off the branches and let them fall to the ground" Similar cutchophewlopsawslash
   • ▪ kick wildly or roughly: "he had to race from his line to hack the ball into the stand"
   • 2. gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer: "they hacked into the bank's computer"
   • ▪ program quickly and roughly.
   • 3. cough persistently: "I was waking up in the middle of the night and coughing and hacking for hours"
   • 4. manage; cope: informal "lots of people leave because they can't hack it"

   noun

   • 1. a rough cut, blow, or stroke: "he was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him"
   • ▪ (in sport) a kick or a stroke with a stick inflicted on another player.
   • ▪ a notch cut in the ice, or a peg inserted, to steady the foot when delivering a stone in curling.
   • ▪ a tool for rough striking or cutting, e.g. a mattock or a miner's pick.
   • ▪ a gash or wound. archaic
   • 2. an act of computer hacking: informal "the challenge of the hack itself"
   • ▪ a piece of computer code providing a quick or inelegant solution to a particular problem: "this hack doesn't work on machines that have a firewall"
   • ▪ a strategy or technique for managing one's time or activities more efficiently: "another hack that will save time is to cover your side mirrors with a plastic bag when freezing rain is forecast"

   Word Origin Old Englishhaccian ‘cut in pieces’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hakken and German hacken.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • A

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   • C

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   • K

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of hack in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to get into someone else's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal: hack a computer He claimed they had spied on him and tried to hack his computer. Computer hacking has become widespread over the last decade.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHACK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HACK meaning: 1. to cut into pieces in a rough and violent way, often without aiming exactly: 2. in football, to…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHACK | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to illegally and secretly listen to someone else's telephone conversations or to the messages left on someone else's telephone: The actor believes that his phone was hacked by the newspaper.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHACK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   HACK definition: 1. to cut something roughly into pieces: 2. to use a computer to illegally get into someone else's…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHACKED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to get into someone else's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal: hack a computer Computer hacking has become widespread over the last decade. hack into A programmer had managed to hack into some top-secret government data.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryhack definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   hack meaning: to use a computer to illegally get into someone else’s computer system. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishMeaning of hack in Essential English Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   HACK definition: to use a computer to illegally get into someone else’s computer system. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryHACK | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to hit at a golf ball in a rough and violent way, often without aiming exactly: Most of us who hack our way around the golf course hope one day to be skilled golfers. He was hacking desperately in the deep rough. They had to hack their next shots out of the rough.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of hacking in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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    HACKING definition: 1. A hacking cough is loud and sounds painful: 2. the activity of getting into someone else's…. Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioHACK | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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    traducir HACK: acuchillar, derribar, entrar sin autorización (en), hackear, gacetillero, gacetillera, político de…. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.