hack way through

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• Hack and slash — or hack and slay can refer to either a subgenre of action game, or a type of gameplay. In both cases, it describes the emphasis on close combat with short range weapons. Hack and slash was originally used to describe an aspect of pen and paper… …   Wikipedia

• way — n. path, route 1) to blaze, clear, pave, prepare; smoothe the way for (to pave the way for reform) 2) to take the (easy) way (out of a difficult situation) 3) to lead; point, show the way 4) to edge; elbow; fight; force; hack; jostle; make;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• hack — hack1 [hæk] v [: Old English; Origin: haccian] 1.) [I and T] to cut something roughly or violently hack (away) at sth ▪ She hacked away at the ice, trying to make a hole. hack sth off/down etc ▪ Whole forests have been hacked down. hack your way… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hack — [[t]hæ̱k[/t]] hacks, hacking, hacked 1) VERB If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife. [V n] An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in …   English dictionary

• hack — I n. hireling a party hack II v. ( to chop ) 1) (d; intr.) to hack at (to hack at a tree) 2) (misc.) they hacked their way through the forest; to hack (a body) to pieces * * * [hæk] to hack (a body) to pieces (misc.) they hacked their way through …   Combinatory dictionary

• hack — verb ADVERB ▪ away, off ▪ They hacked away at the dense vegetation. ▪ We hacked off the dead branches. PREPOSITION ▪ at …   Collocations dictionary

• way — noun 1 method/style ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient, easy, effective, efficient, good, ideal, practical, quick, simple, useful …   Collocations dictionary

• hack — 01. We [hacked] a few dead branches off the tree to burn as firewood. 02. A number of villagers were [hacked] to death with axes and machetes by the guerrillas. 03. It took us hours to [hack] through the dense undergrowth of the forest to the… …   Grammatical examples in English

• hack — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. cut or chop roughly; mangle. 2 tr. kick the shin of (an opponent at football). 3 intr. (often foll. by at) deliver cutting blows. 4 tr. cut (one s way) through thick foliage etc. 5 tr. colloq. gain unauthorized access to (data …   Useful english dictionary

• hack — I. verb Etymology: Middle English hakken, from Old English haccian; akin to Old High German hacchōn to hack, Old English hōc hook Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows b. to cut or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hack — 1. verb /hæk/ a) To chop or cut down in a rough manner. They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle. b) To cough noisily. Among other things he found a sharp hunting knife, on the keen blade of which he immediately proceeded… …   Wiktionary