Looking for the meaning of the word HACKING in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of HACKING with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
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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