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hack
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
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noun
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
noun
a horse kept for hire
noun
an old or over-worked horse
noun
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
noun
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
noun
one who works hard at boring tasks
noun
a mediocre and disdained writer
noun
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
verb
cough spasmodically
“The patient with emphysema is hacking all day”
verb
significantly cut up a manuscript
verb
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
“I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best”
verb
kick on the shins
verb
kick on the arms
verb
cut with a hacking tool
verb
cut away
“he hacked his way through the forest”
verb
be able to manage or manage successfully
“I can't hack it anymore”
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The patient with emphysema is hacking all day
I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best
he hacked his way through the forest
I can't hack it anymore
she could not cut the long days in the office
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