hack

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

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

To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

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

(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.

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

Đồng nghĩa: frob, tweak, kludge, bodge

(computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.

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

(slang, transitive)(computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.

I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection.

(broadly, colloquial, transitive)(transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

I read up on dating tips so I can hack my sex life.

(slang, transitive)(transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.

Đồng nghĩa: crack

(broadly, slang, transitive)(transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).

When I logged in to the social network, I discovered I'd been hacked.

(intransitive)(intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.

That player must be hacking, they got so many kills last game.

(ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.

He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal.

Jensen gets a 5 minute major penalty for hacking Orsov in the back.

(ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.

There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck.

(baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.

He went to the batter's box hacking.

(countable, uncountable)A tool for chopping.

(countable, uncountable)A hacking blow.

(countable, uncountable)A gouge or notch made by such a blow.

(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A try, an attempt.

(countable, uncountable)(curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.

(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.

(countable, informal, uncountable)An improvised device or solution to a problem.

Luckily for us J company picked us up in their hack — two snowmobiles with a big inflatable raft strapped between them.

(countable, slang, uncountable)(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.

Valleysoft released a hack yesterday to fix the "crashes when more than 50 recipients" bug for people who need it right away. The company says its next release will also solve this as well as add new features.

(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)(computing, slang, dated) A computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve problems or add features.

Tsang is great but Zhou is such a hack — I wouldn't want him on my project.

(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)(computing, slang, dated) A computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected to be capable of programming.

Terry wrote that module? I didn't know she was a hack too!

(countable, slang, uncountable)(computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.

Flugensoft came out with a neat hack last week that allows your watch to warm up your car if it's below freezing outside.

(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.

Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack.

An onomatopoeia for coughing.