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Definition hack in British English

hack verb

verb
/hæk/
1

to cut something in a rough way, with a lot of energy, or many times

Example

We hacked a trail through the bushes to bring in our supplies.

Example

The boys were hacking at the undergrowth with heavy sticks.

Example

Jo hacked a piece off the block of cheese.

Synonyms and related words
chop chop clip
2

to spoil a piece of writing by removing or changing a lot of its parts

Example

The script had been hacked to pieces by an incompetent editor.

Synonyms and related words
abridge adapt append
3

to have enough energy or interest to deal with something

Example

I wasn't sure I could hack the finance course.

Example

She just couldn't hack it as a journalist.

4

to use a computer to connect to someone else's computer secretly and often illegally, so that you can find or change information on it

Example

Young kids are finding they can hack the computers of large corporations.

Example

They hack into banks and transfer huge amounts of cash.

Synonyms and related words
access archive back up
5

to illegally intercept another person's phone calls or messages, especially by listening to their voicemail without their knowledge or consent

Example

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been found guilty of conspiracy to hack phones.

6

to go for a ride on a horse for pleasure in the countryside or on ordinary roads

Synonyms and related words
bareback be in the saddle break in
7

to cough loudly

Synonyms and related words
cough cough dry cough
Definition hack in British English