HACKING
/ˈhækɪŋ/
17
Scrabble
19
WWF
H(4) A(1) C(3) K(5) I(1) N(1) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈhækɪŋ/
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?”
- To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.“I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later.”
- To accomplish a difficult programming task.“He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected.”
verb
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
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.
- To live the life of a drudge or hack.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
verb
- To play hackeysack.
adjective
- Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.“A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.”
Source: Wiktionary
