Word: Hack
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English, probably reflecting an unattested Old English verb haccian ‘cut in pieces’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hakken and German hacken
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hak
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cut with rough or heavy blows
Short Definition:cut roughly
Examples:- hack off the dead branches
- they hacked a path through the wooded mountains
- men hack at the coalface
Definition:
gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer
Short Definition:gain unauthorized computer access to data
Examples:- they hacked into the bank's computer
- someone hacked his computer from another location
Definition:
cough persistently
Short Definition:cough persistently
Examples:- I was waking up in the middle of the night and coughing and hacking for hours
Definition:
manage; cope
Short Definition:cope
Examples:- lots of people leave because they can't hack it
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