Hack

Word HACK
Character 4
Hyphenation hack
Pronunciations /hæk/

Definitions and meanings of "Hack"

What do we mean by hack?

A horse used for riding or driving; a hackney. noun

A worn-out horse for hire; a jade. noun

One who undertakes unpleasant or distasteful tasks for money or reward; a hireling. noun

A writer hired to produce routine or commercial writing. noun

A carriage or hackney for hire. noun

A taxicab. noun

To let out (a horse) for hire. intransitive verb

To make banal or hackneyed with indiscriminate use. intransitive verb

To drive a taxicab for a living. intransitive verb

To work for hire as a writer. intransitive verb

To ride on horseback at an ordinary pace. intransitive verb

By, characteristic of, or designating routine or commercial writing. adjective

Hackneyed; banal. adjective

To produce (written material, for example), especially hastily or routinely. phrasal verb

To cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows. intransitive verb

To break up the surface of (soil). intransitive verb

A tool for chopping.

A hacking blow.

A gouge or notch made by such a blow.

A dry cough.

A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.

A try, an attempt.

The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.

A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.

An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.

An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.

A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.

A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.

Time check.

A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.

A kick on the shins in football.

Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.

V. 1. To program a computer in a clever, virtuosic, and wizardly manner. Ordinary computer jockeys merely write programs; hacking is the domain of digital poets. Hacking is a subtle and arguably mystical art, equal parts wit and technical ability, that is rarely appreciated by non-hackers. See hacker. 2. To break into computer systems with malicious intent. This sense of the term is the one that is most commonly heard in the media, although sense 1 is much more faithful to its original meaning. Contrary to popular misconception, this sort of hacking rarely requires cleverness or exceptional technical ability; most so-called "black hat" hackers rely on brute force techniques or exploit known weaknesses and the incompetence of system administrators. 3. To jury-rig or improvise something inelegant but effective, usually as a temporary solution to a problem. See noun sense 2. n. 1. A clever or elegant technical accomplishment, especially one with a playful or prankish bent. A clever routine in a computer program, especially one which uses tools for purposes other than those for which they were intended, might be considered a hack. Students at technical universities, such as MIT, are famous for performing elaborate hacks, such as disassembling the dean's car and then reassembling it inside his house, or turning a fourteen-story building into a giant Tetris game by placing computer-controlled lighting panels in its windows. 2. A temporary, jury-rigged solution, especially in the fields of computer programming and engineering: the technical equivalent of chewing gum and duct tape. Compare to kludge. 3. A cheap, mediocre, or second-rate practitioner, especially in the fields of journalism and literature: a charlatan or incompetent. Urban Dictionary

A clever solution to a tricky problem Urban Dictionary

Verb. Meaning to be able to handle/accept/put up with something, generally used in the negative. Urban Dictionary

Someone in the film industry, usually a director, who works on projects solely for financial reasons, rather than creative reasons. It is not about a filmmaker who is simply bad. That is a common misconception. Urban Dictionary

A popular way to catch a ride in more so the NorthEastern side of the nation, in large innercities of high concentration. The person usually stands on the road and says something to the effect "Yo, you got me on a hack, 'round there to a nearby location?" to the driver of the car. If accepted the driver becomes a temporary cab driver, and usually the hackee is suppposed to give directions, although they are usually trying to be cool, and just point like some dumbasses. At the completion you give the driver like a small bill like a $5 or $10. As I said popular in the New York, Philidelphia, and Baltimore regions of innercities. No offense but usally ghettos. Urban Dictionary

A taxi driver in any city, not necessarily New York. In NYC, hack can also refer to a livery cab driver (cabs that drive in bad neighborhoods where taxis usually don't). Urban Dictionary

N. two or three holes "hacked" into the ice at each end of an ice curling rink to give the sweepers somewhere to rest their brooms. Also: v. what smokers do while curling, which is one of the few Olympic sports where smoking is allowed during the game. .............................. Urban Dictionary

In Northern Irish slang: n. "The hack of...": "the sorry state of...". v. To cope with. Urban Dictionary

A political appointed flunky who either doesn't want to work or who is so stupid they can't work Urban Dictionary

Noun: Someone who steals a joke from a comedian or uses a played out joke/premise. Verb: To steal a joke or use a played out premise. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hack

The word "hack" in example sentences

I'm not 100% well at present and I think it was because I was in a room full of cigarette smoke on saturday night. * hack hack* gonna have to stay away from smokers for awhile. ❋ Phelicity (2000)

"Like, what about if I only go to work but I promise not to stay late and - * hack hackCOUGH snort hack*" ❋ Unknown (2009)

* hack, hack* meanwhile, back in hazard county ... ❋ Vampishone (2002)

Through misuse, the term hack has become synonymous with illegal activity, such as breaking into a computer system and stealing data, but its original meaning is benign. ❋ Philip Toshio Sudo (1999)

It's heavily based on the Digital Multiplex theme, main hack is to shift the navbar to the right. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Of course, the term "hack" has taken on a different and altogether more sinister meaning in the British press since the century-and-a-half-old ❋ Unknown (2011)

I am not arguing the legality per se but the use of the term hack or hacker. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the rest of the hack is a simple matter of connecting a stereo cable to the outputs on a wireless doorbell sounding unit and then to the camera itself, creating a shutter trigger you can fire off from nearly anywhere nearby with the doorbell button. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The company displays a sign with the word "hack" in large letters at the entrance to its Palo Alto, Calif., offices. ❋ Shayndi Raice (2011)

Well, I wouldn't describe myself as a Gibson fan-boy, but I think calling him a hack is a little strong. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In sum, the terminology 'hack' is not well-justified by your problematic arguments. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term "hack" is used here with great sarcastic affection. fattailed ❋ Unknown (2010)

But now "hack" is the word that comes to mind most often. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The boss battles are what this hack is best known for, and they're reason enough for a download. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Digital Open Winners: From pocket-sized Altoids tin hack, big dreams emerge ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the night of the burial of Teddy Kennedy, the Senator for whom health care reform was a life-long dream, a cold-hearted, GOP, insurance - funded political hack is trying to put out the flame. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Posting an opinion piece from a left wing hack is an “answer?” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Our favourite thing about this clever hack is that other than snapping the glasses in half at the nose piece and bending the temple and earpiece to hold the lens on, it requires no effort or even tools. ❋ Unknown (2010)

v1. I stayed up all night hacking, and when I finally looked out the window, it was 8am. v2. Some script kiddie hacked into the web server and trashed the database. [v3]. I didn't have time to do things properly, so I just hacked together something that worked. [n1]. A computerized bartender that automatically mixes your drinks and debits your account? Now THAT'S a hack. [n2]. This [subroutine] is just a hack; I'm going to go back and put some real code in later. [n3]. That [two-bit] pulp writer? Ah, he's nothing but a hack. ❋ Greenie (2004)

to hack is to [mod] or [change] something in an [extrodinary] way ❋ Z-trip (2009)

Person a: Why did you quit the [poetry club]? Person b: I couldn't hack the [pretentious] [angst]. ❋ Aecm (2006)

Jon [Peters] is such a hack, all he cares about making [the film] [marketable], and not about the characters. ❋ Ajhoax (2008)

Yo, let me get a hack. Where ya goin? Up [da block]. [A'ight]. You gotta gimme Seven tho'. I need me a sandwhich bra' [Aigh't] ❋ Siguro Ka Ba? (2006)

The [TV show] [Hack] takes place in [Philadelphia]. ❋ Nutmegger (2004)

[Throw some] end-raise [take-out] weight and I'll sweep from the hack! [Hurry hard]! ❋ Gnostic1 (2011)

n. Have ye seen the hack of this [gobshite]? v. [Janty], I can't hack this no more. [My feet] hurt. ❋ Anonymous (2004)

That new [Assistant] [Commissioner] [Martha] appointed is a real hack. ❋ Phakebox (2005)

Noun: What a hack! [Verb]: Way to hack [cellphone] [rings]! ❋ Nick Beasley (2004)

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