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