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- Dictionaryhack/hak/
verb
- 1. cut with rough or heavy blows: "hack off the branches and let them fall to the ground" Similar
- 2. gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer: "they hacked into the bank's computer"
noun
- 1. a rough cut, blow, or stroke: "he was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him"
- 2. an act of computer hacking: informal "the challenge of the hack itself"
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to get into someone else's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal: hack a computer Computer hacking has become widespread over the last decade. hack into A programmer had managed to hack into some top-secret government data.
The meaning of HACK is to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows. How to use hack in a sentence.
hack in British English. (hæk ) verb. 1. (when intr, usually foll by at or away) to cut or chop (at) irregularly, roughly, or violently. 2. to cut and clear (a way, path, etc), as through undergrowth. 3. (in sport, esp rugby) to foul (an opposing player) by kicking or striking his or her shins.
Hack definition: to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often followed by up or down). See examples of HACK used in a sentence.
To hack is to cut or chop something with short strong blows, like if you hack your way through a thick jungle with a machete. To hack is also to illegally break into someone’s computer. The Old English root word is haccian, which means “to cut into pieces,” but hack also means to cough frequently. A tickle in your throat can make you hack.
1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever with irregular, often heavy blows (often fol. by up or down ): to hack down trees. 2. to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth. 3. to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment, as a piece of writing.
HACK meaning: 1 : to cut (something or someone) many times and usually in a rough and violent way; 2 : to make (a path) by cutting plants
