English dictionary
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English noun: hack | |||
| 1. | hack (person) one who works hard at boring tasks | ||
| Synonyms | drudge, hacker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unskilled person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | plodder, slogger | ||
| 2. | hack (person) a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends | ||
| Synonyms | machine politician, political hack, ward-heeler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pol, political leader, politician, politico | ||
| 3. | hack (person) a mediocre and disdained writer | ||
| Synonyms | hack writer, literary hack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | author, writer | ||
| Member meronym | Grub Street | ||
| 4. | hack (artifact) a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
| 5. | hack (artifact) a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money | ||
| Synonyms | cab, taxi, taxicab | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gypsy cab, minicab | ||
| Member meronym | fleet | ||
| 6. | hack (animal) an old or over-worked horse | ||
| Synonyms | jade, nag, plug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Equus caballus, horse | ||
| 7. | hack (animal) a horse kept for hire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Equus caballus, horse | ||
| 8. | hack (animal) a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mount, riding horse, saddle horse | ||
English verb: hack | |||
| 1. | hack (contact) cut with a hacking tool | ||
| Examples | The chefs hack the vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | chop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ax, axe | ||
| 2. | hack (social) be able to manage or manage successfully | ||
| Samples | I can't hack it anymore. She could not cut the long days in the office. | ||
| Synonyms | cut | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | ||
| 3. | hack (contact) cut away | ||
| Samples | He hacked his way through the forest. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 4. | hack (competition) kick on the arms | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foul | ||
| Domain category | basketball, basketball game, hoops | ||
| 5. | hack (competition) kick on the shins | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foul | ||
| Domain category | rugby, rugby football, rugger | ||
| 6. | hack (change) fix a computer program piecemeal until it works | ||
| Samples | I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best. | ||
| Synonyms | hack on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | program, programme | ||
| 7. | hack (change) significantly cut up a manuscript | ||
| Examples | They won't hack the story | ||
| Synonyms | cut up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | edit, redact | ||
| 8. | hack (body) cough spasmodically | ||
| Samples | The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. | ||
| Synonyms | whoop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cough | ||
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