hack

Noun
  1. One who works hard at boring tasks (synset 110174170)
    is a type of: unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training
    subtypes: plodder, slogger - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
    same as: drudge, hacker
  2. A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends (synset 110298502)
    is a type of: pol, political leader, politician, politico - a person active in party politics
    same as: machine politician, political hack, ward-heeler
  3. A mediocre and disdained writer (synset 110174309)
    is a type of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    belongs to: grub street - the world of literary hacks
    same as: hack writer, literary hack
  4. A tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil (synset 103479590)
    is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  5. A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money (synset 102934150)
    is a type of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
    subtypes:
    • gypsy cab - a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls
    • minicab - a minicar used as a taxicab
    belongs to: fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
    same as: cab, taxi, taxicab
  6. An old or over-worked horse (synset 102384856)
    is a type of: equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
    same as: jade, nag, plug
  7. A horse kept for hire (synset 102384784)
    is a type of: equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
  8. A saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. (synset 102381621)
    is a type of: mount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only
Verb
  1. Cut with a hacking tool (synset 201259737)
    is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
    subtypes: ax, axe - chop or split with an ax
    same as: chop
  2. Be able to manage or manage successfully (synset 202594436)
    "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
    is a type of: contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage - succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
    same as: cut
  3. Cut away (synset 201260381)
    "he hacked his way through the forest"
    is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
  4. Kick on the arms (synset 201150665)
    referred to in: basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
    is a type of: foul - commit a foul; break the rules
  5. Kick on the shins (synset 201150567)
    referred to in: rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball
    is a type of: foul - commit a foul; break the rules
  6. Fix a computer program piecemeal until it works (synset 200527521)
    "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"
    is a type of: program, programme - write a computer program
    same as: hack on
  7. Significantly cut up a manuscript (synset 200201982)
    is a type of: edit, redact - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
    same as: cut up
  8. Cough spasmodically (synset 200006100)
    "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
    is a type of: cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
    same as: whoop

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