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— English words —

• hack v. (Transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
• hack v. (Intransitive) To cough noisily.
• hack v. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
• hack v. (Computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective…
• hack v. (Computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
• hack v. (Computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
• hack v. (Transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something…
• hack v. (Transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g…
• hack v. (Transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account…
• hack v. (Intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
• hack v. (Ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one’s hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and…
• hack v. (Ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
• hack v. (Baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
• hack v. (Soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
• hack v. To strike in a frantic movement.
• hack v. (Transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
• hack n. A tool for chopping.
• hack n. A hacking blow.
• hack n. A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
• hack n. A dry cough.
• hack n. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
• hack n. (Figuratively) A try, an attempt.
• hack n. (Curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes…
• hack n. (Obsolete) A mattock or a miner’s pickaxe.
• hack n. (Informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
• hack n. (Computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant…
• hack n. (Computing, slang) A computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve…
• hack n. (Computing, slang) A computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected…
• hack n. (Computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
• hack n. (Colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
• hack n. (Computing, slang) An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
• hack n. (Computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
• hack n. (Slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
• hack n. (Ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one’s hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally…
• hack n. (Baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one…
• hack n. A kick on the shins in football of any type.
• hack n. (Uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
• hack n. (Military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
• hack n. (Falconry) A board which the falcon’s food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial…
• hack n. A food-rack for cattle.
• hack n. A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
• hack n. A grating in a mill race.
• hack v. To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
• hack v. (Falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
• hack n. A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
• hack n. A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
• hack n. (Derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
• hack n. (Slang) A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
• hack n. (Now chiefly North America, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.
• hack n. A hearse.
• hack n. (Derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
• hack n. (Derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied…
• hack n. (Derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others’ thoughts into felicitous language.
• hack n. (Politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
• hack n. (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by…
• hack n. (Obsolete) A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
• hack n. (Obsolete) A procuress.
• hack v. (Dated) To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
• hack v. (Equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (As opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
• hack v. (Obsolete) To live the life of a drudge or hack.
• hack v. To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
• hack v. To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
• hack v. To drive a hackney cab.
• hack n. A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler…
• hack v. To play hackeysack.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Pennsylvania german
  • Hack n. Hoe.
  • Hack n. Lash, blow.
  • Hack n. Cutting rejoinder.
• Swedish
  • häck n. Hedge.
  • häck n. (Sports) hurdle, as used in the track and field discipline hurdling.
  • häck n. (Sports) hurdling.
  • häck n. (Nautical) upper part of transom.
  • häck n. (Slang) bum, buttock.

— English words, defined in French —

• hack v. Tailler, abattre.
• hack v. Hacher, tailler.
• hack v. (Informatique) Modifier.
• hack v. (Transitif) Couper ou hacher de façon brutale. (Autours du XII^es.)
• hack v. (Intransitif) Éternuer bruyamment. (XIX^es.)
• hack v. Supporter ou surmonter une situation difficile. (20^es.)
• hack v. (Transitif) (Argot) (Informatique) To hack into; obtenir un accès non autorisé à un système informatique…
• hack v. (Transitif) (Argot) (Informatique) (Par extension) obtenir un accès non autorisé à un ordinateur distant…
• hack v. (Informatique) Accomplir une tâche complexe de programmation.
• hack v. (Informatique) Réécrire rapidement une portion de code pour modifier un programme informatique, souvent…
• hack v. (Informatique) Travailler avec un haut niveau de technicité sur un sujet.
• hack v. (Hockey sur glace) Frapper la jambe d’un adversaire avec sa crosse.
• hack v. (Hockey sur glace) Gesticuler pour tenter de frapper le palet avec sa crosse.
• hack v. (Baseball) Batter.
• hack v. Frapper d’un mouvement brusque et paniqué.
• hack n. Balafre.
• hack n. (Informatique) Bidouille, bidouillage, bricolage.
• hack n. (Argot) Cheval.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• hack v. Talar, tajar.
• hack v. Informática. Hackear, conseguir acceso no autorizado a una red o sistema informático.
• hack v. Informática. Realizar una tarea de alta complejidad.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• hack s. Improviso.
• hack s. (Informática) acesso ilegal a um sistema informático.
• hack v. (Transitivo direto, intransitivo) retalhar^{5, 6}, cortar, ferir.
• hack v. (Intransitivo) tossir.
• hack v. (Transitivo direto) (Informática) hackear (obter acesso ilegal a um sistema informático).

— English words, defined in Italian —

• hack s. Incisione, violazione.
• hack s. (Informatica) violazione.

— In German —

• hack V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hacken.
• Hack S. Umgangssprachlich, Kurzform von: Hackfleisch.
• Hack S. Reitpferd, Turnierpferd, dessen Rasse nicht näher spezifiziert ist.
• Hack S. Informatik, Slang: schneller, wirksamer Eingriff in ein Computerprogramm…

— In Dutch —

• hack n. (Informatica) het kraken van een computer.
• hack w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van hacken.
• hack w. Gebiedende wijs van hacken.
• hack w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van hacken.

— In French —

• hack n.m. (Informatique) Prouesse technique intéressante, particulièrement…
• hack n.m. (Anglicisme informatique) Petit changement à un code source…
• hack n.m. (Anglicisme informatique) Solution temporaire, expédient…
• hack n.m. (Anglicisme informatique) Tentative de gagner frauduleusement…
• hack n.m. (Équitation) Cheval monté pour surveiller les performances…

353 English words from 73 English definitions

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51 English words from 41 foreign definitions

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1 foreign word from 73 English definitions

has␣been

115 foreign words from 41 foreign definitions

abattre accès acceso Accomplir acesso adversaire Aktiv Anglicisme autorisé autorizado avec Balafre bidouillage Bidouille Bij brutale bruyamment changement code␣source complejidad complexe Computerprogramm conseguir cortar Couper dessen direto Eerste Eerste␣persoon ein Eingriff enkelvoud Équitation Éternuer expédient façon ferir frapper frauduleusement gagner Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs Gesticuler glace hacher hackear hacken Hackfleisch haut␣niveau Hockey␣sur␣glace ilegal Imperativ Incisione Informática informático Informatik informatique intéressante Intransitif intransitivo inversie Kurzform monté mouvement näher nicht obtenir obter ordinateur paniqué Par␣extension particulièrement persoon Präsens programmation programme␣informatique Prouesse rapidement Realizar Réécrire Reitpferd retalhar schneller sistema souvent spezifiziert sujet sur surmonter surveiller système système␣informatique tâche tailler tajar tarea technicité tegenwoordige␣tijd temporaire tijd tossir Transitif Transitivo Travailler tweede tweede␣persoon Umgangssprachlich una une violazione von wijs wirksamer XIIes XIXes

206 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Hackl hacks hacky hačky háčky hacked hackee Hackel hacker Hacker hackie hack␣it hackle hackly hackbot hackbut hackday hackdom hackeem hackees hackers Hackers hackery Hackett hackier hackies hackily hacking Hacking hackish Hackitt hack␣job hacklab hackled hackler Hackler hackles Hackles hacklet Hackley hackman Hackman hackmen hackney Hackney hack␣off hacksaw hack␣saw hacks␣it hackable +156 words

277 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Chacko chacks shacko shacks Shacks shacky thacks whacko whacks whacky chacked chackle Chackos Schacks shacked shacket shackle shackly shackos shack␣up thacked Thacker whacked whacker whackos apahacks chacking chackled chackles dehacker D-shackle go␣whacks H-shackle maphacks nuthacks outhacks p-hacking shackets shacking shackjob shackled shackler shackles Shackley shackoes shack␣rat shacks␣up Thackers thacking Thackley +227 words

49 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

chack shack Shack thack whack Schack apahack bewhack Lushack maphack nuthack outhack hardhack lifehack life␣hack malahack megahack wallhack woodhack bullwhack bushwhack clam␣shack cookshack full␣whack sack-whack slanshack tacmahack under␣hack weedwhack domain␣hack letterhack out-of-whack out␣of␣whack paddywhack radioshack radio␣shack shack-shack sugar␣shack tacamahack Tremethack whack␣shack away␣in␣a␣hack googlewhack cop␣one's␣whack shotgun␣shack common␣of␣shack cops␣one's␣whack copped␣one's␣whack copping␣one's␣whack

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK HAC

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cah CAH

39 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

akche chack Chaik chalk Chalk chank chark Cheka Chika choak choka Cihak hacek Hacek HACEK hácek haĉek haček haċek háček Háček hac̬ek Hackl hacks hacky hačky háčky haick Hauck hecka kacha Karch Kasch Kucha schak shack Shack thack whack

20 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

ach ACH ack ACK AKC akh cah CAH cak cha Cha CHA -cha chk HAC Hak HCA KAH kha Kha

46 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

back Back back- cack dack Dack fack gack hace HACE HACO haik Haik hank Hank hark hask hawk Hawk hayk Hayk heck Heck hick Hick hock huck Huck jack Jack kack lack mack Mack nack pack rack RACK sack tack Tack wack Wack yack zack Zack

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ack ACK HAC Hak

12 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

hacek Hacek HACEK hácek haĉek haček haċek háček Háček hac̬ek haick Hauck

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