1. v. & n.
--v.
1. tr. cut or chop roughly; mangle.
2 tr. kick the shin of (an opponent at football).
3 intr. (often foll. by at) deliver cutting blows.
4 tr. cut (one's way) through thick foliage etc.
5 tr. colloq. gain unauthorized access to (data in a computer).
6 tr. sl. a manage, cope with. b tolerate.
--n.
1. a kick with the toe of a boot.
2 a gash or wound, esp. from a kick.
3 a a mattock. b a miner's pick.
Phrases and idioms:
hacking cough a short dry frequent cough.
Etymology: OE haccian cut in pieces f. WG 2. n., adj., & v.
--n.
1. a a horse for ordinary riding. b a horse let out for hire. c JADE(2) 1.
2 a dull, uninspired writer.
3 a person hired to do dull routine work.
4 US a taxi.
--attrib.adj.
1. used as a hack.
2 typical of a hack; commonplace (hack work).
--v.
1. a intr. ride on horseback on a road at an ordinary pace. b tr. ride (a horse) in this way.
2 tr. make common or trite.
Etymology: abbr. of HACKNEY 3. n.1 a board on which a hawk's meat is laid.
2 a rack holding fodder for cattle.
Phrases and idioms:
at hack (of a young hawk) not yet allowed to prey for itself.
Etymology: var. of HATCH(1)