HACKS

/hæks/
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Definition

/hæks/
noun
  1. A tool for chopping.
  2. A hacking blow.
  3. A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
verb
  1. To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
    “They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.”
  2. To cough noisily.
    “This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking.”
  3. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
    “Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?”
noun
  1. A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
  2. A food-rack for cattle.
  3. A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
verb
  1. To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
  2. To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
noun
  1. A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
  2. A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
    “I got by on hack work for years before I finally published my novel.”
  3. Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
verb
  1. To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
  2. To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
  3. To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.
noun
  1. A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
verb
  1. To play hackeysack.

Source: Wiktionary

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