Meaning

(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
2. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
3. (computing) 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.
4. (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
5. (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
6. (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
7. (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
8. (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).

Example Sentences

They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.

Among other things he found a sharp hunting knife, on the keen blade of which he immediately proceeded to cut his finger. Undaunted he continued his experiments, finding that he could hack and hew splinters of wood from the table and chairs with this new toy.

The ruthless practices of the Ontario Film Censor Board are by now the laughing stock of most of the world. Scenes that contain more flesh or affection than they find savoury are simply hacked out of the film before it is released.

Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?

New Yorkers have been fleeing for months. But the fear some residents have of the violent reactions to the protests here is adding a new challenge to those asking themselves whether they can hack the city. Many are deciding not to return.

I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later.

He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected.

The police said that officers belonging to the Cyber Security and Technology Crime unit searched an office in the Wong Chuk Hang neighborhood on Friday afternoon on the suspicion that computers at the institute had been hacked, leading to a leak of personal information.

Word Forms

• hacks
• hacking
• hacked

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