hack — to cut or chop roughly with heavy blows
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to cut or chop roughly with heavy blows
Pronunciation (IPA): /hæk/
Korean meaning: 거칠게 자르다, 베다
Korean pronunciation: 해크 (강세: 해크)
Example Sentences
- My grandmother can hack into any smartphone faster than a teenager.
- The lumberjack hacked away at the enormous tree for three hours.
- Stop hacking! You're keeping the whole neighborhood awake.
hack
VERB//hæk//
to cut or chop roughly with heavy blows

💡 Concept
Roughly chopping through thick jungle vines

🎵 Rhyme
Hack until it starts to crack, then step back!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/hæk/
🇬🇧 UK/hæk/
🌳Etymology
Roothack
Origin
중세 영어 'hakken'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 '자르다, 베다'라는 의미였습니다. 현대에 와서 컴퓨터 시스템에 침입한다는 의미가 추가되었는데, 이는 시스템을 '잘라서' 들어간다는 비유적 표현에서 나왔습니다.
🎵Rhyme
backpacktrackcrackblack
back
pack
track
crack
black
🔗Collocations
hack into
hack away
hack through
computer hack
hack cough
security hack
hack attack
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother can hack into any smartphone faster than a teenager.”
“The lumberjack hacked away at the enormous tree for three hours.”
“Stop hacking! You're keeping the whole neighborhood awake.”
😄 Fun example
“The detective discovered that someone had tried to hack the vending machine for free snacks.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
cutchopslashbreachinfiltrate
Antonyms
protectsecureheal
Related
hackerhackingcybersecurityaxemachete
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