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Hack

noun

1.

One who works hard at boring tasks. Synonyms: drudge, hacker.

2.

A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends. Synonyms: machine politician, political hack, ward-heeler.

3.

A mediocre and disdained writer. Synonyms: hack writer, literary hack.

4.

A tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil.

5.

A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money. Synonyms: cab, taxi, taxicab.

6.

An old or over-worked horse. Synonyms: jade, nag, plug.

7.

A horse kept for hire.

8.

A saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc..

verb

(past & past part. hacked; pres. part. hacking)

1.

Cut with a hacking tool. Synonym: chop.

2.

Be able to manage or manage successfully. Synonym: cut. "She could not cut the long days in the office"

3.

Cut away.

4.

Kick on the arms.

5.

Kick on the shins.

6.

Fix a computer program piecemeal until it works. Synonym: hack on.

7.

Significantly cut up a manuscript. Synonym: cut up.

8.

Cough spasmodically. Synonym: whoop.

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"Hack" Quotes from Famous Books

... tell you what I would do,' said the captain: 'I would have none of your fancy rigs with the man driving from the mizzen cross-trees, but a plain fore-and-aft hack cab of the highest registered tonnage. First of all, I would bring up at the market and get a turkey and a sucking-pig. Then I'd go to a wine merchant's and get a dozen of champagne, and a dozen of some sweet wine, rich and sticky and strong, something ...

— The Ebb-Tide - A Trio And Quartette • Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

... Morganore, And Lot of Orkney. Then, before a voice As dreadful as the shout of one who sees To one who sins, and deems himself alone And all the world asleep, they swerved and brake Flying, and Arthur call'd to stay the brands That hack'd among the flyers, "Ho! they yield!" So like a painted battle the war stood Silenced, the living quiet as the dead, And in the heart of Arthur joy was lord. He laugh'd upon his warrior whom he loved And honor'd most. "Thou dost ...

— Myths and Legends of All Nations • Various

... surprise that a man had flown over the North Sea. I think I expressed our mutual sentiment when I observed that Cecil's story of how Frank Carville won his bet, and Mr. Carville's own account of the voyage from the Argentine to Genoa, told us far more about the man than "Vol-Plane's" highly-paid hack-work. ...

— Aliens • William McFee

... the guests were gone except the one young lady whose maid and carriage had somehow not been sent. Henrietta Vance's brother took this one home in a hired hack. Mrs. Vance and Henrietta sat down to rest for a moment in the empty parlours. The canvas-covered floors were littered with leaves of smilax and La France roses, with bits of ribbon, ends of lace, and discarded Phrygian bonnets of tissue paper. The butler and the second girl were already ...

— Vandover and the Brute • Frank Norris

... Bud,' says he. 'I can't find no place to eat at. I've been looking for restaurant signs and smelling for ham all over the camp. But I'm used to going hungry when I have to. Now,' says he, 'I'm going out and get a hack and ride down to the address on this Scudder card. You stay here and try to hustle some grub. But I doubt if you'll find it. I wish we'd brought along some cornmeal and bacon and beans. I'll be back when I see this Scudder, if the trail ...

— Sixes and Sevens • O. Henry

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