present participle of hack

(computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

plural of Hacking

A surname.

plural of hacking

present participle of hack it

(falconry) A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained. / A food-rack for cattle.

(dated) To make common or cliched; to vulgarise. / (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).

A tool for chopping. / A hacking blow. / A gouge or notch made by such a blow. / A dry cough. / A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. / (figuratively) A try, an attempt.