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• hack|work — «HAK WURK», noun. commonplace work suitable for, or done by, a hack …   Useful english dictionary

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• hack — hack1 /hak/, v.t. 1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack meat; to hack down trees. 2. to break up the surface of (the ground). 3. to clear (a road, path,… …   Universalium

• hack — I [[t]hæk[/t]] v. t. 1) to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever with irregular, often heavy blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack down trees[/ex] 2) to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth 3) to damage or… …   From formal English to slang

• hack — {{11}}hack (n.1) tool for chopping, early 14c., from HACK (Cf. hack) (v.1); Cf. Dan. hakke mattock, Ger. Hacke pickax, hatchet, hoe. Meaning an act of cutting is from 1836; figurative sense of a try, an attempt is first attested 1898. {{12}}hack… …   Etymology dictionary

• 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-a-Shaq — is the name commonly ascribed to a basketball defensive strategy initially instituted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to hinder the scoring ability of the Chicago Bulls, specifically their… …   Wikipedia

• .hack//Sign — Tsukasa (front), Aura (right), Subaru (left). Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Science fiction …   Wikipedia

• Hack (comedy) — Hack is a term used primarily in stand up comedy, but also sketch comedy, improv comedy, and comedy writing to refer to a joke or premise for a joke that is considered obvious and/or has been frequently used by comedians in the past, particularly …   Wikipedia

• Hack writer — is a colloquial, usually pejorative, term used to refer to a writer who is paid to write low quality, quickly put together articles or books to order , often with a short deadline. In a fiction writing context, the term is used to describe… …   Wikipedia

• hack — hack1 [hak] vt. [ME hacken < OE haccian, akin to Ger hacken < IE base * keg , peg, hook > HOOK, HATCHEL] 1. a) to chop or cut crudely, roughly, or irregularly, as with a hatchet b) to shape, trim, damage, etc. with or as with rough,… …   English World dictionary