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