Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hack
Hack
hack
1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. cut or chop roughly; mangle. 2 tr. kick the shin of (an opponent at football). 3 intr. (often foll. by at) deliver cutting blows. 4 tr. cut (one's way) through thick foliage etc. 5 tr. colloq. gain unauthorized access to (data in a computer). 6 tr. sl. a manage, cope with. b tolerate. --n. 1 a kick with the toe of a boot. 2 a gash or wound, esp. from a kick. 3 a a mattock. b a miner's pick. Phrases and idioms hacking cough a short dry frequent cough. Etymology: OE haccian cut in pieces f. WG 2. n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a a horse for ordinary riding. b a horse let out for hire. c = JADE(2) 1. 2 a dull, uninspired writer. 3 a person hired to do dull routine work. 4 US a taxi. --attrib.adj. 1 used as a hack. 2 typical of a hack; commonplace (hack work). --v. 1 a intr. ride on horseback on a road at an ordinary pace. b tr. ride (a horse) in this way. 2 tr. make common or trite. Etymology: abbr. of HACKNEY 3. n. 1 a board on which a hawk's meat is laid. 2 a rack holding fodder for cattle. Phrases and idioms at hack (of a young hawk) not yet allowed to prey for itself. Etymology: var. of HATCH(1)
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English hakken, from Old English -haccian; akin to Old High German hacchōn to ~, Old English hōc hook Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows, to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes , annoy, vex, to clear or make by or as if by cutting away vegetation , 3. to manage successfully , tolerate , intransitive verb 1. to make chopping strokes or blows , to play inexpert golf, to cough in a short dry manner, loaf, 4. to write computer programs for enjoyment, to gain access to a computer illegally, II. noun Date: 14th century an implement for ~ing, nick, notch, a short dry cough, a ~ing stroke or blow, restriction to quarters as punishment for naval officers, a usually creative solution to a computer hardware or programming problem or limitation, III. noun Etymology: short for ~ney Date: 1672 1. ~ney, b. taxicab, cabdriver, 2. a. a horse let out for common hire, a horse used in all kinds of work, a horse worn out in service ; jade, a light easy saddle horse, a ride on a horse, 3. a person who works solely for mercenary reasons ; hireling , a writer who works on order, ~er 2, IV. adjective Date: circa 1734 working for hire especially with mediocre professional standards , performed by, suited to, or characteristic of a ~ , ~neyed, trite, V. verb Date: 1857 intransitive verb to ride or drive at an ordinary pace or over the roads especially as distinguished from racing or hunting, to operate a taxicab, transitive verb to ride (a horse) at an ordinary pace, VI. transitive verb Etymology: ~, noun, board on which a hawk is fed, state of partial liberty, probably alteration of Middle English hache, heche, heck lower door, hatch Date: 1883 to rear (a young hawk) in a state of partial liberty especially prior to the acquisition of flight and hunting capabilities, VII. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1914 a guard especially at a prison ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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