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Hacking
//ˈhækɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
"A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 1 Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system. uncountable, usually
- 2 Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. uncountable, usually
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- 3 A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs. uncountable, usually
- 4 A kick in the shins. uncountable, usually
- 5 The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand. uncountable, usually
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- 6 A riding or journey on horseback. UK, countable, usually
- 7 The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer. obsolete, uncountable, usually
- 8 The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course. obsolete, uncountable, usually
- 9 The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems. obsolete, uncountable, usually
- 10 The piling of bricks for drying. obsolete, uncountable, usually
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of hack form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.
Etymology 3
From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to hack + -ing.
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