hack

Related to hack: Life hack

can't hack it

slang Cannot complete or tolerate a task or situation. All that job taught me is that I can't hack it as a salesman. I go to Florida every winter because I just can't hack it in the cold, and I'd rather not be miserable for months.

See also: hack

hack (one's) way through (something)

To proceed through something, typically some sort of overgrown vegetation, by cutting it out of one's way. Good luck hacking your way through the dense growth on that path.

hack (something) out of (something)

1. To cut something off of or away from something else. Can you hack the burnt pieces out of the roast?

2. To create something by chopping or cutting away at something else. I'm impressed with how our neighbors hacked a shape out of a tree stump on their front lawn.

hack (something) to bits

To alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. Quit hacking the roast to bits and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to bits, that is.

hack (something) to pieces

To alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. Quit hacking the roast to pieces and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to pieces, that is.

hack (something) to smithereens

To alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. ("Smithereens," meaning "bits," comes from Irish Gaelic.) Quit hacking the roast to smithereens and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to smithereens, that is.

hack apart

1. To cut something into pieces with clumsy strokes or whacks. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "apart." Quit hacking apart the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you?

2. To criticize or reproach someone or something in a severe and merciless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "apart." The reviews absolutely hacked apart the sequel, but I don't think it was that bad. I heard the boss hacking Jack apart for his handling of the Jefferson account.

hack around

slang To behave foolishly or idly waste time. The employees were hacking around the office until the boss showed up. Quit hacking around and pay attention in class!

hack at (something)

To cut away at something and remove pieces of it, often with clumsy strokes or whacks. Quit hacking at the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you?

See also: hack

hack away

To cut away at something and remove pieces of it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "away." Who is going to hack away pieces of turkey this Thanksgiving? Hack these weeds away so we can plant in the garden.

hack away at (something)

1. To cut away at something and remove pieces of it, often with clumsy strokes or whacks. Quit hacking away at the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you?

2. To persistently work on some task, completing it in increments over time. Try not to get too overwhelmed and just hack away at the chores on your list.

hack down

To remove something, typically a tree, by cutting it down. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "down." The landscaper came and hacked down the tree that was leaning precariously over our roof.

hack it

slang To complete or tolerate a task or situation. Usually used in the negative. All that job taught me is that I can't hack it as a salesman. I go to Florida every winter because I just can't hack it in the cold, and I'd rather not be miserable for months.

See also: hack

hack off

1. To cut something off, often with clumsy strokes or stabs. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "off." That's it—I'm going out and hacking off the part of the bush that's blocking the driveway!

2. To irritate or annoy someone. Primarily heard in the UK. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "off." He keeps undermining me to the boss, and it's really hacking me off.

See also: hack, off

hack out

1. To cut something off of or away from something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." Can you hack out the burnt pieces of the roast?

2. To create something by chopping or cutting away at something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." I'm impressed with how our neighbors hacked a shape out of a tree stump on their front lawn.

3. slang To make, create, or produce something quickly and perfunctorily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." How many of these stupid articles do I have to hack out before someone at the magazine takes my work seriously?

hack up

1. To cut something into pieces, often in a clumsy or sloppy manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." We need to hack up these big branches.

2. To wreck, mar, or otherwise spoil something's appearance, usually by cutting. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." I'll never use that landscaper again, not with the way he hacked up my poor bushes!

3. To expel something by coughing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." Gross, my cat just hacked up another hairball.

hacked

1. slang Having been accessed, and, usually, exploited, by an unauthorized person. The phrase is commonly applied to things like computer systems, financial accounts, and social media accounts, especially those from which personal data and/or money has been stolen. I really hope these strange charges on my bank statement don't mean that my account has been hacked. I bet that's some sort of scam to hack our Facebook accounts.

2. slang Irritated or annoyed. I'm really hacked about his constant attempts to undermine me to the boss.

See also: hack

hacked off

slang Irritated or annoyed. I'm really hacked off about his constant attempts to undermine me to the boss.

See also: hack, off

life hack

A simple, resourceful, and often novel action that makes one's life easier or alleviates a problem or challenge. Painting my keys with different colors of nail polish was a great life hack—it's the only way I can tell my office key from my house key! A lot of what millennials call life hacks are actually just common sense.

can't hack it

unable to do the job. I thought delivering papers would be an easy job, but I just can't hack it. If you can't hack it, let me know, and I'll help you out.

See also: hack

hack around

Inf. to waste time. I'm just hacking around and doing nothing. Stop hacking around and get to work.

hack (away) at someone or something

to chop at someone or something continuously. The brutal murderer hacked away at his victim. The woodchopper hacked at the tree and finally got it down.

See also: hack

hack one's way through something

Fig. to cut one's way through something. We had to hack our way through the jungle. The surveyors hacked a pathway through the undergrowth.

hack someone (off)

Inf. to annoy someone; to embarrass someone. It really hacks me when you drum your fingers like that. You really hack me off!

hack someone or something apart

1. Lit. to chop up someone or something. The murderer hacked the victim apart. He hacked apart the victim. The butcher hacked the chicken apart.

2. Fig. to criticize someone or something severely. The review just hacked him apart for his poor showing in the play. The critic hacked apart all the actors in the play.

hack something

Inf. to endure something; to deal with something. (The something is usually it.) I don't know if I can hack it. John works very hard, but he can't seem to hack it.

hack something down

to chop something down. Who hacked this cherry tree down? Who hacked down this cherry tree?

hack something off

to chop something off. I need to get up that tree and hack that big branch off before it bangs on the house. Please hack off that big branch.

See also: hack, off

hack something out of something

and hack something out

1. to cut or chop something out of something. Jill hacked the bone out of the roast. She hacked out the big bone.

2. to fashion something by carving or chiseling from something. He hacked a rabbit out of the chunk of wood. In no time, the carver had hacked out a rabbit.

hack something to something

to cut something up into something roughly or crudely, such as pieces, bits, smithereens. The editor hacked my story to smithereens. Don't hack the turkey to pieces!

See also: hack

hack something up

1. Lit. to chop something up into pieces. (Refers often to wood.) Hack all this old furniture up, and we'll burn it in the fireplace. Hack up this stuff, and we'll burn it.

2. Fig. to damage or mangle something. Who hacked my windowsill up? Who hacked up my table?

hacked (off)

Inf. angry; annoyed. Wally was really hacked off about the accident. Oh, Wally is always hacked about something.

See also: hack

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

can't hack it

INFORMAL

If someone can't hack it in a particular situation or job, they do not have the skills or qualities necessary to cope with it. You have to be strong and confident and never give the slightest impression that you can't hack it. Note: Sometimes people say that someone can hack it, to mean that they can cope in a particular situation or job. Smith tried to convince them that he can hack it as a police chief.

See also: hack

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

hack it

manage; cope (usually used in the negative). informal

2001 Irish Examiner Bank robber John Carr said he couldn't hack it on the outside. The freedom was doing his head in and he wanted to go back to the surrounds of his cell.

See also: hack

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hack away

1. To remove something with blows from a sharp instrument: The lumberjack hacked away the larger limbs from the tree before felling it. The gardener used a large pair of shears to hack the dead twigs away.

2. hack away at To reduce or attempt to reduce something in size by chopping off pieces of it: The butcher hacked away at the side of beef to remove the fat.

3. hack away at To reduce something gradually by working at it continuously: I'm hacking away at the pile of reports on my desk.

hack off

1. To cut something off, usually with rough or heavy blows: The gardener hacked off the branch with a machete. We hacked the old shingles off the side of the house.

2. Chiefly British To annoy someone: That attitude really hacks me off. The drunken celebrity really hacked off the entertainment reporter.

See also: hack, off

hack out

1. To remove something by chopping or cutting; excise something: The butcher hacked the bone out from the meat. We hacked out the broken shingles from the roof.

2. To fashion something by chopping, cutting, or chiseling: The artist hacked out a statue from a chunk of clay. Let's hack a sculpture out of the ice.

3. Slang To produce something hastily or routinely, such as written material: The reporter hacked out a weekly column. The author hacked three romance novels out every year.

hack up

1. To cut or chop something into pieces, usually with little care: The cook hacked up the potatoes and dumped them in the pot. We hacked the wood up and threw it in the fireplace.

2. To mangle or disfigure something, especially by cutting: That barber hacked up your hair badly! I accidentally hacked the shrubs up with the electric clippers.

3. To force something from the throat or lungs and out of the mouth by coughing: The patient hacked some phlegm up. My cat hacked up some blood, so I made an appointment with the vet.

hack

1. n. a taxi. Go out to the street and see if you can get a hack.

2. n. a cough. That’s a nasty hack you’ve got there.

3. n. a professional writer who writes mediocre material to order. This novel shows that even a hack can get something published

4. n. a reporter. Newspaper hacks have to know a little of everything.

5. tv. to write clumsy or inefficient computer programs. I can hack a program for you, but it won’t be what you want.

6. tv. to break into a computer electronically to steal data or corrupt it or for the challenge of breaking in. I’m gonna hack the bank’s computer because they bounced a check of mine.

7. tv. to annoy someone. (see also hacked (off).) That kind of behavior hacks her a lot.

8. n. anyone who does poor or undesirable work. Oh, he’s just a hack. What can you expect?

9. n. a prison guard. Watch out, man. The hacks are looking.

10. in. to play with hackysack. They spent all their spare time hacking.

hack around

in. to waste time. I wanted to hack around for a year after college, but my finances disagreed.

hack it

tv. to stand up to something; to endure something. I’m afraid you can’t hack it. It just isn’t working out.

See also: hack

hacked

(hækt)

mod. worn-out; ready to quit. What a day! I’m hacked.

See also: hack

hacked (off)

mod. angry; annoyed. Willy was really hacked off about the accident.

See also: hack, off

hacked

verb

See hacked off

See also: hack

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

hack it, to

To accomplish, to cope, to manage well. This slangy usage dates from the mid-1900s and often is put negatively. Thus, “Another celebration for his promotion? I just can’t hack it.” Also, “Head the group? I’m not too old to hack it.”

See also: hack

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

can't hack it
hack it
hack it, to
hack up
hack out
argue
argue (one) into
argue into doing
hack away
can't stand

References in periodicals archive

The ethical and legal implications are addressed regarding teaching students how to hack. Finally, a review of best practices in the field are examined featuring components necessary to use ethical hacking as a viable approach for teaching network security to students.

Ethical hacking pedagogy: An analysis and overview of teaching students to hack

Sahu said most Chhattisgarh government are vulnerable and can be hacked easily.

Pakistani hacker gives tough time to Indian websites yet again

"LinkedIn members who downloaded Sell Hack should uninstall it immediately and contact Sell Hack requesting that their data be deleted." He said that members should "use caution" before downloading any third-party extension or app.

LinkedIn bars 'Sell Hack' plugin from revealing users' email addresses

The Hacks are thankful Lila Grace is too young to know what is going on but Mrs Hack says she knows her mum isn't around.

Quit drugs for the sake of our little Lila; KATE'S 'IN-LAWS' ON THEIR FEARS FOR GRANDCHILD

The 120 hacks in the book range in complexity from beginner to expert, but even the expert hacks provide enough information for a daring user to try.

New in plaintext

Strip away the job titles and party labels, and you will find two kinds of people in Washington: political hacks and policy wonks.

Bush's war against wonks: why the president's policies are falling apart

"We are pleased that Hack, Piro, O'Day, Merklinger, Wallace & McKenna P.A.

Law firm renews lease at Kushner's Florham Park HQ

He hacked the college "out of spite" before targeting companies in Canada, Australia and the UK - including the Telecommunications giant which has four million customers.

TalkTalk hacker put behind bars; UK & WORLD

The extent of the hack, as well as the location of the compromised servers, has not been revealed.

Taiwan's Foxconn victim of webmail system hack, employee data compromised

Thus, Sakr, Chamas and Sehnaoui were charged with hacking the company's website and storing the data obtained during the hack. Sakr and Chamas were also charged with making a profit from the data, which they allegedly sold to Sehnaoui.

Indictments issued in hacking, data theft case

Northern Illinois University is calling ninth- to 12th-graders who are curious how to harness the power of today's technology or desire to make positive change in the world to the annual "Huskie Hack" Feb.

NIU invites teens to annual 'Huskie Hack'

The newest Pillsbury cookbook is "Pillsbury Baking Hacks: Fun and Inventive Recipes with Refrigerated Dough" showcasing the use of refrigerated dough in the form of crescent rolls, pizza crust, biscuits, pie crust, cookie dough, and cinnamon rolls, as already a 'baking hack' that allows kitchen cooks to make classic recipes quickly and easily.

Pillsbury Baking Hacks

Summary: California [United States], September 27 (ANI): Remember the teenager who hacked into Apple systems over two years and saved the data on an obviously named folder called 'Hacky, Hack, Hack'?

Teen who hacked into Apple to study criminology, cyber safety

According to the press release, the hack was discovered after a brief survey was conducted following a disturbance in deposits and withdrawals Sept.

Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked, $60 Million Stolen

WhatsApp is one of the most widely used chatting platforms in the UAE and scammers take advantage of its popularity to hack into sensitive information.

What to Do If Your Whatsapp Is Hacked in UAE? TRA Issues Advisory

词组	hack
释义	hack Related to hack: Life hack can't hack it slang Cannot complete or tolerate a task or situation. All that job taught me is that I can't hack it as a salesman. I go to Florida every winter because I just can't hack it in the cold, and I'd rather not be miserable for months. See also: hack hack (one's) way through (something) To proceed through something, typically some sort of overgrown vegetation, by cutting it out of one's way. Good luck hacking your way through the dense growth on that path. See also: hack, through, way hack (something) out of (something) 1. To cut something off of or away from something else. Can you hack the burnt pieces out of the roast? 2. To create something by chopping or cutting away at something else. I'm impressed with how our neighbors hacked a shape out of a tree stump on their front lawn. See also: hack, of, out hack (something) to bits To alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. Quit hacking the roast to bits and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to bits, that is. See also: bit, hack hack (something) to pieces To alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. Quit hacking the roast to pieces and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to pieces, that is. See also: hack, piece hack (something) to smithereens To alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. ("Smithereens," meaning "bits," comes from Irish Gaelic.) Quit hacking the roast to smithereens and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to smithereens, that is. See also: hack, smithereens hack apart 1. To cut something into pieces with clumsy strokes or whacks. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "apart." Quit hacking apart the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you? 2. To criticize or reproach someone or something in a severe and merciless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "apart." The reviews absolutely hacked apart the sequel, but I don't think it was that bad. I heard the boss hacking Jack apart for his handling of the Jefferson account. See also: apart, hack hack around slang To behave foolishly or idly waste time. The employees were hacking around the office until the boss showed up. Quit hacking around and pay attention in class! See also: around, hack hack at (something) To cut away at something and remove pieces of it, often with clumsy strokes or whacks. Quit hacking at the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you? See also: hack hack away To cut away at something and remove pieces of it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "away." Who is going to hack away pieces of turkey this Thanksgiving? Hack these weeds away so we can plant in the garden. See also: away, hack hack away at (something) 1. To cut away at something and remove pieces of it, often with clumsy strokes or whacks. Quit hacking away at the roast and just let Dad cut it, will you? 2. To persistently work on some task, completing it in increments over time. Try not to get too overwhelmed and just hack away at the chores on your list. See also: away, hack hack down To remove something, typically a tree, by cutting it down. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "down." The landscaper came and hacked down the tree that was leaning precariously over our roof. See also: down, hack hack it slang To complete or tolerate a task or situation. Usually used in the negative. All that job taught me is that I can't hack it as a salesman. I go to Florida every winter because I just can't hack it in the cold, and I'd rather not be miserable for months. See also: hack hack off 1. To cut something off, often with clumsy strokes or stabs. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "off." That's it—I'm going out and hacking off the part of the bush that's blocking the driveway! 2. To irritate or annoy someone. Primarily heard in the UK. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "off." He keeps undermining me to the boss, and it's really hacking me off. See also: hack, off hack out 1. To cut something off of or away from something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." Can you hack out the burnt pieces of the roast? 2. To create something by chopping or cutting away at something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." I'm impressed with how our neighbors hacked a shape out of a tree stump on their front lawn. 3. slang To make, create, or produce something quickly and perfunctorily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." How many of these stupid articles do I have to hack out before someone at the magazine takes my work seriously? See also: hack, out hack up 1. To cut something into pieces, often in a clumsy or sloppy manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." We need to hack up these big branches. 2. To wreck, mar, or otherwise spoil something's appearance, usually by cutting. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." I'll never use that landscaper again, not with the way he hacked up my poor bushes! 3. To expel something by coughing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." Gross, my cat just hacked up another hairball. See also: hack, up hacked 1. slang Having been accessed, and, usually, exploited, by an unauthorized person. The phrase is commonly applied to things like computer systems, financial accounts, and social media accounts, especially those from which personal data and/or money has been stolen. I really hope these strange charges on my bank statement don't mean that my account has been hacked. I bet that's some sort of scam to hack our Facebook accounts. 2. slang Irritated or annoyed. I'm really hacked about his constant attempts to undermine me to the boss. See also: hack hacked off slang Irritated or annoyed. I'm really hacked off about his constant attempts to undermine me to the boss. See also: hack, off life hack A simple, resourceful, and often novel action that makes one's life easier or alleviates a problem or challenge. Painting my keys with different colors of nail polish was a great life hack—it's the only way I can tell my office key from my house key! A lot of what millennials call life hacks are actually just common sense. See also: hack, life Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. can't hack it unable to do the job. I thought delivering papers would be an easy job, but I just can't hack it. If you can't hack it, let me know, and I'll help you out. See also: hack hack around Inf. to waste time. I'm just hacking around and doing nothing. Stop hacking around and get to work. See also: around, hack hack (away) at someone or something to chop at someone or something continuously. The brutal murderer hacked away at his victim. The woodchopper hacked at the tree and finally got it down. See also: hack hack one's way through something Fig. to cut one's way through something. We had to hack our way through the jungle. The surveyors hacked a pathway through the undergrowth. See also: hack, through, way hack someone (off) Inf. to annoy someone; to embarrass someone. It really hacks me when you drum your fingers like that. You really hack me off! hack someone or something apart 1. Lit. to chop up someone or something. The murderer hacked the victim apart. He hacked apart the victim. The butcher hacked the chicken apart. 2. Fig. to criticize someone or something severely. The review just hacked him apart for his poor showing in the play. The critic hacked apart all the actors in the play. See also: apart, hack hack something Inf. to endure something; to deal with something. (The something is usually it.) I don't know if I can hack it. John works very hard, but he can't seem to hack it. hack something down to chop something down. Who hacked this cherry tree down? Who hacked down this cherry tree? See also: down, hack hack something off to chop something off. I need to get up that tree and hack that big branch off before it bangs on the house. Please hack off that big branch. See also: hack, off hack something out of something and hack something out 1. to cut or chop something out of something. Jill hacked the bone out of the roast. She hacked out the big bone. 2. to fashion something by carving or chiseling from something. He hacked a rabbit out of the chunk of wood. In no time, the carver had hacked out a rabbit. See also: hack, of, out hack something to something to cut something up into something roughly or crudely, such as pieces, bits, smithereens. The editor hacked my story to smithereens. Don't hack the turkey to pieces! See also: hack hack something up 1. Lit. to chop something up into pieces. (Refers often to wood.) Hack all this old furniture up, and we'll burn it in the fireplace. Hack up this stuff, and we'll burn it. 2. Fig. to damage or mangle something. Who hacked my windowsill up? Who hacked up my table? See also: hack, up hacked (off) Inf. angry; annoyed. Wally was really hacked off about the accident. Oh, Wally is always hacked about something. See also: hack McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. can't hack it INFORMAL If someone can't hack it in a particular situation or job, they do not have the skills or qualities necessary to cope with it. You have to be strong and confident and never give the slightest impression that you can't hack it. Note: Sometimes people say that someone can hack it, to mean that they can cope in a particular situation or job. Smith tried to convince them that he can hack it as a police chief. See also: hack Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. hack it manage; cope (usually used in the negative). informal 2001 Irish Examiner Bank robber John Carr said he couldn't hack it on the outside. The freedom was doing his head in and he wanted to go back to the surrounds of his cell. See also: hack Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary hack away v. 1. To remove something with blows from a sharp instrument: The lumberjack hacked away the larger limbs from the tree before felling it. The gardener used a large pair of shears to hack the dead twigs away. 2. hack away at To reduce or attempt to reduce something in size by chopping off pieces of it: The butcher hacked away at the side of beef to remove the fat. 3. hack away at To reduce something gradually by working at it continuously: I'm hacking away at the pile of reports on my desk. See also: away, hack hack off v. 1. To cut something off, usually with rough or heavy blows: The gardener hacked off the branch with a machete. We hacked the old shingles off the side of the house. 2. Chiefly British To annoy someone: That attitude really hacks me off. The drunken celebrity really hacked off the entertainment reporter. See also: hack, off hack out v. 1. To remove something by chopping or cutting; excise something: The butcher hacked the bone out from the meat. We hacked out the broken shingles from the roof. 2. To fashion something by chopping, cutting, or chiseling: The artist hacked out a statue from a chunk of clay. Let's hack a sculpture out of the ice. 3. Slang To produce something hastily or routinely, such as written material: The reporter hacked out a weekly column. The author hacked three romance novels out every year. See also: hack, out hack up v. 1. To cut or chop something into pieces, usually with little care: The cook hacked up the potatoes and dumped them in the pot. We hacked the wood up and threw it in the fireplace. 2. To mangle or disfigure something, especially by cutting: That barber hacked up your hair badly! I accidentally hacked the shrubs up with the electric clippers. 3. To force something from the throat or lungs and out of the mouth by coughing: The patient hacked some phlegm up. My cat hacked up some blood, so I made an appointment with the vet. See also: hack, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. hack 1. n. a taxi. Go out to the street and see if you can get a hack. 2. n. a cough. That’s a nasty hack you’ve got there. 3. n. a professional writer who writes mediocre material to order. This novel shows that even a hack can get something published 4. n. a reporter. Newspaper hacks have to know a little of everything. 5. tv. to write clumsy or inefficient computer programs. I can hack a program for you, but it won’t be what you want. 6. tv. to break into a computer electronically to steal data or corrupt it or for the challenge of breaking in. I’m gonna hack the bank’s computer because they bounced a check of mine. 7. tv. to annoy someone. (see also hacked (off).) That kind of behavior hacks her a lot. 8. n. anyone who does poor or undesirable work. Oh, he’s just a hack. What can you expect? 9. n. a prison guard. Watch out, man. The hacks are looking. 10. in. to play with hackysack. They spent all their spare time hacking. hack around in. to waste time. I wanted to hack around for a year after college, but my finances disagreed. See also: around, hack hack it tv. to stand up to something; to endure something. I’m afraid you can’t hack it. It just isn’t working out. See also: hack hacked (hækt) mod. worn-out; ready to quit. What a day! I’m hacked. See also: hack hacked (off) mod. angry; annoyed. Willy was really hacked off about the accident. See also: hack, off hacked verb See hacked off See also: hack McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions hack it, to To accomplish, to cope, to manage well. This slangy usage dates from the mid-1900s and often is put negatively. Thus, “Another celebration for his promotion? I just can’t hack it.” Also, “Head the group? I’m not too old to hack it.” See also: hack The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: can't hack it hack it hack it, to hack up hack out argue argue (one) into argue into doing hack away can't stand References in periodicals archive The ethical and legal implications are addressed regarding teaching students how to hack. Finally, a review of best practices in the field are examined featuring components necessary to use ethical hacking as a viable approach for teaching network security to students. Ethical hacking pedagogy: An analysis and overview of teaching students to hack Sahu said most Chhattisgarh government are vulnerable and can be hacked easily. Pakistani hacker gives tough time to Indian websites yet again "LinkedIn members who downloaded Sell Hack should uninstall it immediately and contact Sell Hack requesting that their data be deleted." He said that members should "use caution" before downloading any third-party extension or app. LinkedIn bars 'Sell Hack' plugin from revealing users' email addresses The Hacks are thankful Lila Grace is too young to know what is going on but Mrs Hack says she knows her mum isn't around. Quit drugs for the sake of our little Lila; KATE'S 'IN-LAWS' ON THEIR FEARS FOR GRANDCHILD The 120 hacks in the book range in complexity from beginner to expert, but even the expert hacks provide enough information for a daring user to try. New in plaintext Strip away the job titles and party labels, and you will find two kinds of people in Washington: political hacks and policy wonks. Bush's war against wonks: why the president's policies are falling apart "We are pleased that Hack, Piro, O'Day, Merklinger, Wallace & McKenna P.A. Law firm renews lease at Kushner's Florham Park HQ He hacked the college "out of spite" before targeting companies in Canada, Australia and the UK - including the Telecommunications giant which has four million customers. TalkTalk hacker put behind bars; UK & WORLD The extent of the hack, as well as the location of the compromised servers, has not been revealed. Taiwan's Foxconn victim of webmail system hack, employee data compromised Thus, Sakr, Chamas and Sehnaoui were charged with hacking the company's website and storing the data obtained during the hack. Sakr and Chamas were also charged with making a profit from the data, which they allegedly sold to Sehnaoui. Indictments issued in hacking, data theft case Northern Illinois University is calling ninth- to 12th-graders who are curious how to harness the power of today's technology or desire to make positive change in the world to the annual "Huskie Hack" Feb. NIU invites teens to annual 'Huskie Hack' The newest Pillsbury cookbook is "Pillsbury Baking Hacks: Fun and Inventive Recipes with Refrigerated Dough" showcasing the use of refrigerated dough in the form of crescent rolls, pizza crust, biscuits, pie crust, cookie dough, and cinnamon rolls, as already a 'baking hack' that allows kitchen cooks to make classic recipes quickly and easily. Pillsbury Baking Hacks Summary: California [United States], September 27 (ANI): Remember the teenager who hacked into Apple systems over two years and saved the data on an obviously named folder called 'Hacky, Hack, Hack'? Teen who hacked into Apple to study criminology, cyber safety According to the press release, the hack was discovered after a brief survey was conducted following a disturbance in deposits and withdrawals Sept. Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked, $60 Million Stolen WhatsApp is one of the most widely used chatting platforms in the UAE and scammers take advantage of its popularity to hack into sensitive information. What to Do If Your Whatsapp Is Hacked in UAE? TRA Issues Advisory
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