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Uncommonhack
The correct spelling is hack.
How to pronounce hack
/hæk/
nounIPA: /hæk/
Say it like: Hak
The correct spelling is hack. A tool for chopping. For example: "Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack."
Usage Examples
“Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack.”
“He took a few hacks, but the pitcher finally struck him out.”
“They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A tool for chopping.
- 2.A hacking blow.
- 3.A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- 4.A dry cough.
- 5.A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
verb
- 1.To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- 2.To cough noisily.
- 3.To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- 4.To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- 5.To accomplish a difficult programming task.
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