Definitions for "Hack"
A quick and inelegant, though functional solution to a programming problem.
A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post.
Fig.: To mangle in speaking.
To kick the shins of (an opposing payer).
The foot-hold from which the stone is delivered.
The rubber starting block embedded in the ice from which the curler begins deliver of a stone.
A metal or wooden plate from which the curler can push off to begin delivery. There are usually two hacks at each end of the rink, for right- and left-handed curlers.
A clever computer program or routine within a program to accomplish an objective in a non-obvious fashion.
a clever mod someone makes
a clever piece of code
1. (aka: "chop") chopping violently with an extreme downswing at the ball 2. (aka: "duffer", "hacker", "chop", "chopper") an erratic and unskilled golfer who generally scores poorly and likely takes many divots.
A poor golfer
To chop violently at the ball.
An unflattering term for a writer or director who carelessly puts together a script or film with little talent or regard for craft or storytelling.
A term that denotes a writer who is sufficiently skilled to write competently on almost any topic, although without demonstrating great originality on the subject assigned or producing a work of great literary merit. A writer who is employed by a publisher to work on a dull or routine task. Also, an artist or writer who produces mediocre work in exchange for compensation. One who uses his training and creative ability to produce dull and unimaginative work. See also AUTHOR FREELANCER JOURNALESE
a mediocre and disdained writer
To program (a computer) for pleasure or compulsively; especially, to try to defeat the security systems and gain unauthorized access to a computer.
A 'hacker' can be a person who simply likes to fiddle with hardware or software without any malicious intent. However, it has now become applied to what the computer security industry considers 'crackers' - that is people who abuse software and computer systems. It is illegal. Hackers often try to break into computer systems which are connected to the internet. See: http://www.security.iia.net.au/australian_resources/security_issues/hacking.html
an illegal method of using software e.g. a way of avoiding entering a password.
To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
from the British word hack-neyed. Over used and thus cheapened, trite.
two meanings: 1) the process of preparing a hawk for release to the wild and 2) the process of releasing and re-trapping a hawk to allow it to gain wild hunting skills.
In falconry, the verb means to set a young hawk or falcon free for several weeks to develop its flying ability. Among rehabilitators, the verb means to gradually reintroduce a bird into the wild after a period in captivity (as after an injury).
Hack is a term in the slang of the technology culture which has come into existence over the past few decades. As a noun, it has a number of related meanings. As a verb, it means creating or participating in a hack.
To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
A hack is a row of stacked green (unfired) bricks protected from the rain by a covering of straw, slates or special wooden hack covers, the sides protected by mats or planks.
When a programmer change the original programing in a game to get an advanatge, that version is called a hacked version.
a modified/custom-made file (can be an object) with functions not provided by the default game or EP
an existing game that has somehow been modifed in terms of graphics, colors, sounds, and/or gameplay
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procuress
A procuress.
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"
a bit of code written to customize or extend the functionality of a software product
a modification or addition to the program's functions
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caboose
A caboose.
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taxicab
A taxicab.
To bear, physically or emotionally; as, he left the job because he couldn't hack the pressure.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
a person to whom the following critria apply: (1) wrote a paper accepted by the APA selection committee; (2) has a full-time job; (3) is published in the Journal of Philosophy; (4) is not an Eminence.
a harmless extension of Palm OS that offers some system-wide functionality that the basic Palm OS does not
a software application that adds additional functionality to the Palm
A system extension or small program designed to enhance the Palm OS. Requires a hack manager to function.
Hack is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appearance was in Excalibur vol. 2 #2.
a code style that takes advantage of bugs and mistakes in browsers
a third party program, allied mines is a natural part of the game, and it isn't a bug
A metal or wooden plate affixed to, or sunken down into, the ice at each end.
An immovable brace for the foot in or on the ice at point of delivery
The driver of a hack; a taxi driver; a hackman.
The red robot henchman. RB: 1
A sportswriter who provides extraordinary loyalty to a particular team or sport in order to maintain his access and sources.
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
the feature on many mechanical movement watches that stops the second hand when you pull the crown all the way out to set the time. This makes it much easier to set a mechanical watch precisely to the second when synching with a time signal or known accurate clock. Older watches less commonly have this feature. To simulate the hack feature on many watches that don't have it, pull the crown out to the time setting position, then try gently turning the crown backwards. This puts a small amount of back pressure on the watch movement, which may stop the second hand long enough for you to synchronize it with another clock.
Describes the feature of a movement whereby the seconds hand can be stopped for exact setting of the time. Originally a military term for this feature.
Guard, Correctional Officer (or Pig, Screw, Turnkey).
A hack is another word for a sidecar.
As used here, modifying a device to use it in a way that is different than originally intended. For instance, using the electronics of a mouse to connect an arcade trackball.
A derogatory chess term meaning a state of chess ineptitude.
a friendly (read insincere) would-be player
Hack is an album by synth-pop band Information Society.
Strictly speaking a term for someone who has hung around the club for far, far too long. Also used to refer to anyone who has been around at least a year longer than you, and has ever started a sentence with ‘There was this time at Easters 98 when…'
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foul
A foul.
a temporary if ingenious fix or 'make do' rather than an attack on a system
a "Music Professional" who is paid to dumb down music so it looks easier in order to increase sales)
Software designed to upgrade the existing usability of a handheld device or add new features to the operating system, like language support.
a way to fool browsers
A label for someone who knows just enough to teach the wrong things very well...And enough to be dangerous.
a general term that can be applied to a variety of things
a piece of equipment in curling
a model spliced together, typically made out of parts of multiple models
Slang, derogatory term given to a player of lesser playing ability.