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/
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
Roughly chopping through thick jungle vines
Hack until it starts to crack, then step back!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Middle English 'hakken', meaning 'to cut' or 'to chop'. The modern computing sense of 'to gain unauthorized access to a computer system' emerged in the late 20th century, drawing from the metaphorical extension of cutting or forcing one's way into a system.
Breakdown
The word originates from the Middle English verb 'hakken' (to cut, chop), with the root sense preserved in the primary definition. The computer-related sense developed as a figurative extension, using the cutting/forcing imagery to describe unauthorized system penetration.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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.”
“The detective discovered that someone had tried to hack the vending machine for free snacks.”
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