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- Dictionaryhack/hak/
verb
- 1. cut with rough or heavy blows: "hack off the dead branches" Similar
- 2. use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system: "they hacked into the bank's computer"
noun
- 1. a rough cut, blow, or stroke: "he was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him"
- 2. an act of computer hacking: informal "the challenge of the hack itself"
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The meaning of HACK is to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows. How to use hack in a sentence.
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.
Hack definition: to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often followed by up or down). See examples of HACK used in a sentence.
To hack is to cut or chop something with short strong blows, like if you hack your way through a thick jungle with a machete. To hack is also to illegally break into someone’s computer. The Old English root word is haccian , which means “to cut into pieces,” but hack also means to cough frequently.
If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife. An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in sight.
1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever with irregular, often heavy blows (often fol. by up or down ): to hack down trees. 2. to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth. 3. to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment, as a piece of writing.
HACK definition: 1. to cut something roughly into pieces: 2. to use a computer to illegally get into someone else's…. Learn more.
Definition of hack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. hack (something) off or hack off (something) : to cut (something) off in a rough and violent way. She used an ax to hack the dead branch off (the tree). 2. hack (someone) off also hack off (someone) informal : to make (someone) angry and annoyed.
Hack Definition. To make rough or irregular cuts. To shape, trim, damage, etc. with or as with rough, sweeping strokes. To give harsh, dry coughs. To break up (land) as with a hoe or mattock. To jog along on a horse. A slash, gash, or notch made by a sharp implement. A hacking blow.
