hack
US /hæk/
・UK /hæk/
B1
verb
- To illegally access someone else's computer
- To cough in a loud dry way
- To cut away plants and branches to make a path
- To cut something with many irregular blows
noun
- Dry cough
- Horse for hire to work or pull a vehicle for a fee
- Writer writing a lot of poor quality work for fees
Examples
The body had been hacked to pieces.
She hacked at the hedge with the shears.