Break into computer files

verb

1. To cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows
2. To cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes

   "hacking out new election districts"

3. Annoy, vex
4. To clear or make by or as if by cutting away vegetation

   "hacked his way through the brush"

5. To manage successfully

   "just couldn't hack the new job"

6. Tolerate

   "I can't hack all this noise"

7. To gain illegal access to (a computer network, system, etc.)

   "In the last decade they have hacked computer networks in Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, and Bulgaria—often stealing data."

8. To make chopping strokes or blows

   "hacked at the weeds"

9. To play inexpert golf
10. To cough in a short dry manner
11. Loaf
12. To write computer programs for enjoyment
13. To gain access to a computer illegally

    "trying to hack into the network"

noun

1. A tool for rough cutting or chopping an implement for hacking
2. Nick, notch
3. A short dry cough
4. A rough or irregular cutting stroke a hacking blow
5. Restriction to quarters as punishment for naval officers
6. A usually creatively improvised solution to a computer hardware or programming problem or limitation

   "… the 33 MHz processor that powers these PDAs is too weak to drive MP3 music files. Sony created a neat hack: it added a digital-signal processing chip that bypasses the operating system."

7. An act or instance of gaining or attempting to gain illegal access to a computer or computer system

   "Methods for protecting what needs to be protected are available in the marketplace and work very well. Most security breaches are insider jobs, not hacks."

8. A clever tip or technique for doing or improving something

   "We asked entrepreneurs across industries to share their favorite productivity hacks, from useful organization apps to clever tricks for cutting down meeting times."

9. a tool for rough cutting or chopping : an implement for hacking
10. nick, notch
11. a short dry cough

noun

1. Hackney
2. A horse worn out in service jade
3. A light easy saddle horse
4. A ride on a horse
5. A person who works solely for mercenary reasons hireling

   "party hacks"

6. A writer who works on order
7. Hacker

   "a tennis hack"

adjective

1. Working for hire especially with mediocre professional standards

   "a hack journalist"

2. Performed by or suited to a person who works or writes purely for the purpose of earning money characteristic of a hack mediocre

   "hack writing"

3. Hackneyed, trite

   "hack dramatic scenes"

verb

1. To ride or drive at an ordinary pace or over the roads especially as distinguished from racing or hunting
2. To operate a taxicab
3. To ride (a horse) at an ordinary pace

verb

1. To rear (a young hawk) in a state of partial liberty especially prior to the acquisition of flight and hunting capabilities

noun

1. A guard especially at a prison

phrasal verb

1. To cut (something) off in a rough and violent way

   "She used an ax to hack the dead branch off (the tree)."

2. To make (someone) angry and annoyed

   "It really hacks me off to see people treated so unfairly."

noun

1. A usually simple and clever tip or technique for accomplishing some familiar task more easily and efficiently

   ""Life hacks," as they are known, are all about eliminating life's manifold frustrations in simple and deliciously clever ways. The best involve tricks that are free, efficient and stunningly obvious in retrospect, deploying household items (like the humble toilet roll) for purposes beyond their wildest aspirations."