simple past tense and past participle of hack

simple past tense and past participle of hack it

plural of hacking

(idiomatic) To cope; to be successful in something despite adversity. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hack, it.

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.

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.

To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry. / (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.

To play hackeysack.