"hack" meaning in English

See hack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hæk/ Audio: en-au-hack.ogg [Australia] Forms: hack [singular], hacks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hack is someone who works hard, but does not get great results.
    Sense id: simple-hack-en-noun-LtftyfbL
  2. A hack is a horse that is hired to others.
    Sense id: simple-hack-en-noun-igDaDSw6
  3. A hack is a way to gain access to parts of a computer program.
    Sense id: simple-hack-en-noun-vJTI5KoS

Verb

IPA: /hæk/ Audio: en-au-hack.ogg [Australia] Forms: hack [canonical], hacks [third-person, singular], hacked [past], hacked [past, participle], hacking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To hack is to cut something roughly.
    Sense id: simple-hack-en-verb-EW-8MVvP
  2. To hack is to break into a computer or make programs do things they wouldn't normally do.
    Sense id: simple-hack-en-verb-TDlFrDyb Categories (other): Computing
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