hack (
http://definr.com/hack)
n 1: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn:
drudge,
hacker]
2: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a
political party for private rather than public ends [syn:
machine politician,
ward-heeler,
political hack]
3: a mediocre and disdained writer [syn:
hack writer, {literary
hack}]
4: a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers
where they want to go in exchange for money [syn:
cab,
taxi,
taxicab]
5: an old or over-worked horse [syn:
jade,
nag,
plug]
6: a horse kept for hire
7: a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport
etc.
v 1: cut with a tool [syn:
chop]
2: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't
hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the
office" [syn:
cut]
3: cut away
4: kick on the arms; in basketball
5: kick on the shins; in rugby
6: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not
very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" [syn: {hack
on}]
7: significantly cut up a manuscript [syn:
cut up]
8: cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking
all day" [syn:
whoop]