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The correct spelling is hacking.
How to pronounce hacking
verb
IPA: /ˈhækɪŋ/
Say it like: Hak-ing
The correct spelling is hacking. 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?”
Meanings
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.
adjective
- 1.Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
noun
- 1.Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
- 2.Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.
- 3.A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
- 4.A kick in the shins.
- 5.(massage) The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
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