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