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   Hack

   /hak/

   

   verb

   • 1. cut with rough or heavy blows: "hack off the dead branches" Similar cutchophewlopsawslash
   • 2. use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system: "they hacked into the bank's computer"
   • 3. manage; cope: informal "lots of people leave because they can't hack it"

   noun

   • 1. a rough cut, blow, or stroke: "he was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him"
   • ▪ (in sports) a kick or hit inflicted on another player.
   • ▪ a tool for rough striking or cutting, e.g. a mattock or a miner's pick.
   • ▪ a cut or gash. archaic
   • 2. an act of computer hacking: informal "the challenge of the hack itself"
   • ▪ a piece of computer code providing a quick or inelegant solution to a particular problem: "this hack doesn't work on machines that have a firewall"
   • ▪ a strategy or technique for managing one's time or activities more efficiently: "there's one easy hack to avoid the eight dollar popcorn trap: eat before you get to the theater"

   Word Origin Old Englishhaccian ‘cut in pieces’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hakken and German hacken.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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