Phonetic Breakdown of "hacks"
Learn how to break down "hacks" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/hæks/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
HH AE1 K S
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "hacks"
Pronunciation: /hæks/
Noun
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A tool for chopping.
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A hacking blow.
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A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
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A dry cough.
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A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
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A try, an attempt.
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The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
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A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.
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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.
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An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
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A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.Example: "Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack."
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An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
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A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
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Time check.
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A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.Example: "He took a few hacks, but the pitcher finally struck him out."
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A kick on the shins in football.
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Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
Verb
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To chop or cut down in a rough manner.Example: "They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."
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To cough noisily.Example: "This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking."
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To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.Example: "Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"
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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.Example: "I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later."Synonyms: frob, tweak
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To accomplish a difficult programming task.Example: "He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected."
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To work with something on an intimately technical level.Example: "I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection."
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(by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.Example: "I read up on dating tips so I can hack my sex life."
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To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.Synonyms: crack
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(by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).Example: "When I logged into the social network, I discovered I'd been hacked."
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To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.Example: "He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal."
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To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.Example: "There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck."
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To swing at a pitched ball.Example: "He went to the batter's box hacking."
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(soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
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To strike in a frantic movement.
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To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
Noun
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A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
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A food-rack for cattle.
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A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
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A grating in a mill race.
Verb
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To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
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To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
Noun
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A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
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A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.Example: "I got by on hack work for years before I finally published my novel."
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Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
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A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
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A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.
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A hearse.
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(authorship) An untalented writer.Example: "Dason is nothing but a two-bit hack."
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One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
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A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
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A political agitator. (slightly derogatory)
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A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
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A procuress.
Verb
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To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
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To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
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To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.
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To live the life of a drudge or hack.
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To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
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To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
Noun
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A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
Verb
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To play hackeysack.