hack1
  
  v.
      - cut with rough or heavy blows.
- kick wildly or roughly.
- use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data. ▸program quickly and roughly. 
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[usu. with neg.]
 
(hack it)
 informal manage; cope.
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(hack someone off)
 informal annoy someone.
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(hack around)
 N. Amer. informal pass one's time idly.
n.
   - a rough cut or blow.
- a tool for rough striking or cutting.
- informal an act of computer hacking.
Phrase
  
    
      - hacking cough
 a dry, frequent cough.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  OE haccian ‘cut in pieces’, of W. Gmc origin.
 
  
    
hack3
  
  n.
  - Falconry  a board on which a hawk's meat is laid.
- a wooden frame for drying bricks, cheeses, etc.
Phrase
  
    
      - at hack
 (of a young hawk) not yet allowed to hunt for itself.
 
  Etymology
  ME (denoting the lower half of a divided door): var. of hatch1.