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A carriage or hackney for hire.
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A horse used for riding or driving; a hackney.
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A rough, dry cough.
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A rough, irregular cut made by hacking.
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adjective
By, characteristic of, or designating routine or commercial writing: hack prose.
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Hackneyed; banal.
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Working for hire especially with mediocre professional standards.
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Performed by, suited to, or characteristic of a hack.
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phrasal-verb
Hack out Informal To produce (written material, for example), especially hastily or routinely: hacked out a weekly column.
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verb-transitive
Informal To alter (a computer program): hacked her text editor to read HTML.
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Slang To cut or mutilate as if by hacking: hacked millions off the budget.
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To break up the surface of (soil).
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To cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows: hacked down the saplings.
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To let out (a horse) for hire.
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verb-intransitive
Informal To write or refine computer programs skillfully.
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To chop or cut something by hacking.
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To cough roughly or harshly.
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To drive a taxicab for a living.
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To ride on horseback at an ordinary pace.
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