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hack  (hacks plural & 3rd person present) (hacking present participle) (hacked past tense & past participle )
1  verb If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife. 
An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in sight...  V n 
2  verb If you hack your  way through an area such as a jungle or  hack a  path through it, you move forward, cutting back the trees or plants that are in your way. 
We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle.  V n prep/adv 
3  verb If you hack at or  hack something which is too large, too long, or too expensive, you reduce its size, length, or cost by cutting out or getting rid of large parts of it. 
He hacked away at the story, eliminating one character entirely.  V adv/prep, Also V n 
4  n-count If you refer to a professional writer, such as a journalist, as a hack, you disapprove of them because they write for money without worrying very much about the quality of their writing., (disapproval)  ...tabloid hacks, always eager to find victims in order to sell newspapers.  
5  n-count If you refer to a politician as a hack, you disapprove of them because they are too loyal to their party and perhaps do not deserve the position they have., (disapproval)  Far too many party hacks from the old days still hold influential jobs.  
6  verb If someone hacks into a computer system, they break into the system, especially in order to get secret information. 
The saboteurs had demanded money in return for revealing how they hacked into the systems.  V into n 
♦  hacking  n-uncount 
...the common and often illegal art of computer hacking.  
7 If you say that someone can't hack it or couldn't hack it, you mean that they do not or did not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation. 
INFORMAL 
♦ can't hack it  phrase 
You have to be strong and confident and never give the slightest impression that you can't hack it...  
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