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To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
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They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.
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To cough noisily.
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This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking.
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To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
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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.
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I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later.
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To accomplish a difficult programming task.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.