[hak] 
| 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, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, brush, or the like: They hacked a trail through the jungle. |
| 4. | to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle: The editor hacked the story to bits. |
| 5. | to reduce or cut ruthlessly; trim: The Senate hacked the budget severely before returning it to the House. |
| 6. | Slang. to deal or cope with; handle: He can't hack all this commuting. |
| 7. | Computers. to devise or modify (a computer program), usually skillfully. |
| 8. | Basketball. to strike the arm of (an opposing ball handler): He got a penalty for hacking the shooter. |
| 9. | British. to kick or kick at the shins of (an opposing player) in Rugby football. |
| 10. | South Midland and Southern U.S. to embarrass, annoy, or disconcert. |
| 11. | to make rough cuts or notches; deal cutting blows. |
| 12. | to cough harshly, usually in short and repeated spasms. |
| 13. | Tennis.
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| 14. | British. to kick or kick at an opponent's shins in Rugby football. |
| 15. | a cut, gash, or notch. |
| 16. | a tool, as an ax, hoe, or pick, for hacking. |
| 17. | an act or instance of hacking; a cutting blow. |
| 18. | a short, rasping dry cough. |
| 19. | a hesitation in speech. |
| 20. | Curling. an indentation made in the ice at the foot score, for supporting the foot in delivering the stone. |
| 21. | British. a gash in the skin produced by a kick, as in Rugby football. |
| 22. | hack around, Slang. to pass the time idly; indulge in idle talk. |
| 23. | hack it, Slang. to handle or cope with a situation or an assignment adequately and calmly: The new recruit just can't hack it. |
