hack

Etymology 1
From, , from , from , from , from ,.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

The computer senses date back to at least 1955 when it initially referred to creative problem solving. By 1963, the negative connotations of “” or malicious hacking had become associated with telephone hacking (cf. ).

Verb

 * 1)  To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
 * 2) To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  To accomplish a difficult programming task.
 * 5)  To work with something on an intimately technical level.
 * 6)  To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
 * 7)   To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
 * 8)  To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
 * 9)  To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
 * 10)  To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
 * 11)  To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
 * 12)  To swing at a pitched ball.
 * 13)  To kick (a player) on the shins.
 * 14) To strike in a frantic movement.
 * 15)  To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
 * 1)   To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
 * 2)  To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
 * 3)  To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
 * 4)  To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
 * 5)  To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
 * 6)  To swing at a pitched ball.
 * 7)  To kick (a player) on the shins.
 * 8) To strike in a frantic movement.
 * 9)  To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
 * 1)  To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
 * 2)  To swing at a pitched ball.
 * 3)  To kick (a player) on the shins.
 * 4) To strike in a frantic movement.
 * 5)  To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
 * 1)  To kick (a player) on the shins.
 * 2) To strike in a frantic movement.
 * 3)  To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
 * 1)  To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
 * 1)  To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.

Translations

 * Belarusian: руба́ць, сячы́
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: haki
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: hachar
 * Italian: aprirsi un varco
 * Macedonian: цепи, касапи, парчосува
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan: chaplar, copassejar
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Cyrillic: сѣщи, рѫбити
 * Polish:, , zrąbać, wyrąbać
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: руби́ти, сі́кти
 * Vietnamese:, chặt mạnh, ,
 * Volapük: cöpilön


 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Swedish: klara sig,
 * Vietnamese:


 * Arabic: اِخْتَرَقَ
 * Gulf Arabic: هكر, اخترق
 * Hijazi Arabic: هَكَّر
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 黑入,
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: გატეხვა, შეჭრა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian: accedere illegalmente, introdursi illegamente, penetrare abusivamente
 * Macedonian: хакува, хаки́ра
 * Malay: menggodam
 * Maori: mūrere
 * Persian: هک کردن,
 * Polish: hakować, zhakować, włamywać się,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: اِخْتَرَقَ
 * Gulf Arabic: هكر, اخترق
 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: hacke
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: გატეხვა, შეჭრა
 * German:
 * Hungarian: meghackel, meghekkel
 * Indonesian:
 * Polish: hakować, zhakować, włamywać się,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Italian: sbrogliare


 * Finnish: pätsätä
 * Italian: rattoppare,, riconfigurare, rimodulare, ricodificare


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: työskennellä jonkin parissa


 * Bulgarian: подсичам
 * Finnish: huitoa jaloille


 * Finnish: sohia


 * Finnish: heilauttaa mailaa


 * Finnish: potkia pohkeille
 * Vietnamese: đá vào ống chân


 * Finnish:

Noun

 * 1) A tool for chopping.
 * 2) A hacking blow.
 * 3) A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
 * 4)  A try, an attempt.
 * 5)  The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
 * 6)  A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.
 * 7)  An improvised device or solution to a problem.
 * 8)  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; a workaround.
 * 9)  A computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve problems or add features.
 * 10)  A computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected to be capable of programming.
 * 11)  An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
 * 12)  A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
 * 13)  The illegal accessing of a computer network.
 * 14)  A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
 * 15)  A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
 * 16)  Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
 * Related terms:
 * 1)  The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
 * 2)  A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
 * 3) A kick on the shins in football of any type.
 * 4)  Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
 * 5)  An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
 * 1)  A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
 * 2)  Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
 * Related terms:
 * 1)  The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
 * 2)  A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
 * 3) A kick on the shins in football of any type.
 * 4)  Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
 * 5)  An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
 * 1) A kick on the shins in football of any type.
 * 2)  Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
 * 3)  An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
 * 1)  Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
 * 2)  An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
 * 1)  An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
 * 1)  An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
 * 1)  An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.

Synonyms

 * lifehack
 * lifehack
 * lifehack
 * lifehack

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: iskujälki


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: hakkerointiyritys, tietomurtoyritys
 * Hebrew: פרצה
 * Italian:
 * Khmer: ការលបលួចចូល
 * Macedonian: хакирање, хакување
 * Malay: godaman


 * Finnish: hakkeroitu softa
 * Hebrew: פרצה, האק


 * Hebrew: מעקף, פתרון טכני
 * Italian: hackeraggio


 * Finnish: purkkaratkaisu,
 * Hebrew: האק,, פאטש
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Russian:


 * Arabic: حيلة
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew: האק
 * Icelandic: hakk


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: potku pohkeeseen

Etymology 2
Variations of,.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) A food-rack for cattle.
 * 3) A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
 * 4) A grating in a mill race.

Verb

 * 1) To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
 * 2)  To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.

Etymology 3
Abbreviation of, probably from place name Hackney.

Noun

 * 1) A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
 * 2) A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
 * 3)  Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
 * 4)  The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
 * 5)  A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
 * 6) A hearse.
 * 7) * 1920s,, 
 * Bring out the rubber-tired buggie/Bring out the rubber-tired hack/I'm takin' my Johnny to the graveyard/But I ain't gonna bring him back
 * 1)  An untalented writer.
 * 2)  One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
 * 3)  A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
 * 4)  A political agitator.
 * 5)  A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
 * 6)  A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
 * 7)  A procuress.
 * 1)  One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
 * 2)  A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
 * 3)  A political agitator.
 * 4)  A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
 * 5)  A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
 * 6)  A procuress.
 * 1)  A procuress.
 * 1)  A procuress.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Spanish:
 * Volapük: cöpilod


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician: faco
 * Maori: hāka
 * Russian:


 * Dutch:
 * Interlingua: taxi


 * French:
 * Italian: imbrattacarte,
 * Spanish:, , , , ,

Verb

 * 1)  To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
 * 2)  To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
 * 3)  To live the life of a drudge or hack.
 * 4) To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
 * 5) To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
 * 6) To drive a hackney cab.
 * 1) To drive a hackney cab.
 * 1) To drive a hackney cab.

Etymology 4
Unclear. Perhaps imitative; compare,. Alternatively, perhaps from via the idea of doing something (like breathing) or with difficulty.

Verb

 * 1)  To cough noisily.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: кашлям
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Ingrian: köhhiä
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: бувта
 * Vietnamese: ho khan

Noun

 * 1) A dry cough.
 * 2) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: суха кашлица
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Italian: tosse secca
 * Portuguese: tosse seca
 * Russian: сухо́й ка́шель


 * Finnish: köhäys ,

Etymology 5
From.

Noun

 * 1) A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1) To play hackeysack.

Translations

 * Finnish: pelata footbagia

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  exploit; illegitimate attempt to gain access