1. (

• chop ,
• hack ,

) cut with a hacking tool ;

2. (

• hack ,
• cut ,

) be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" ;

3. (

• hack ,

) cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest" ;

4. (

• hack ,

) kick on the arms ;

5. (

• hack

) kick on the shins ;

6. (

• hack ,
• hack_on

) fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" ;

7. (

• hack ,
• cut_up

) significantly cut up a manuscript ;

8. (

• hack ,
• whoop

) cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" ;