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Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
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present participle and gerund of hack
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(computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
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(computing) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.
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(pathology) A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
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(sports, chiefly American football, soccer, rugby) A kick in the shins.
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(massage) The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
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(UK, countable) A riding or journey on horseback.
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(obsolete) The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
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(obsolete, masonry) The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
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(obsolete, gem-cutting) The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.
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(obsolete, brick-making) The piling of bricks for drying.