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Definition hack in British English

hack noun

[countable] noun
/hæk/
1

a journalist, artist, or writer who does boring work or work that is not very good

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amanuensis author biographer journalist editor reporter
1.1

a professional person who is only interested in making money

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ancillary apparatchik auxiliary
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backbencher carpetbagger congressman
2

an occasion when you hit or cut something with a large knife or other sharp tool

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chop chop clip
3

an old horse that is not easy or good to ride

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Arab bay bloodstock
3.1

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

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bareback be in the saddle break in
4

a loud dry cough

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cough cough dry cough
Example

Reading children's books in a foreign language is a great hack to learn it.

Definition hack in British English