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The correct spelling is hacks.

How to pronounce hacks

noun

IPA: /hæks/

Say it like: Hak-s

The correct spelling is hacks. 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. 1.A tool for chopping.
  2. 2.A hacking blow.
  3. 3.A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
  4. 4.A dry cough.
  5. 5.A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.

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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