verb \ ˈhak \
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Examples: hack in a Sentence
Definition of hack
transitive verb
1 a : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows
b : to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes hacking out new election districts
c : annoy, vex —often used with off He gets really hacked off when people cheat.
2 : to clear or make by or as if by cutting away vegetation hacked his way through the brush
3 a informal : to manage successfully just couldn't hack the new job
b informal : tolerate I can't hack all this noise
4 : to gain illegal access to (a computer network, system, etc.)
In the last decade they have hacked computer networks in Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, and Bulgaria—often stealing data.—The New York Times
… perhaps I would have become one of those lost souls wandering the basement of MIT playing with computers and hacking the telephone network. —Lee Smolin
intransitive verb
1 a : to make chopping strokes or blows hacked at the weeds; also : to make cuts as if by chopping hacking away at the work force
b : to play inexpert golf
2 : to cough in a short dry manner
3 : loaf —usually used with around
hacking around at the corner drugstore —Ruth McKenney
4 a : to write computer programs for enjoyment
b : to gain access to a computer illegally trying to hack into the network
— hack it
1 : cope 2b I can't hack it any longer.
2 : to be successful couldn't hack it in the world of professional sports
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 13th centur
Like Grandpa always said: dern...
Now I say dern hacksters...
