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The correct spelling is hacked.

How to pronounce hacked

verb

IPA: /hækt/

Say it like: Hak-ed

The correct spelling is hacked. To chop or cut down in a rough manner. For example: "They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."

Usage Examples

They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.

This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking.

Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
  2. 2.To cough noisily.
  3. 3.To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
  4. 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. 5.To accomplish a difficult programming task.

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