1. (noun) hack, drudge, hacker
one who works hard at boring tasks
Synonyms: nag, navvy, ward-heeler, galley slave, taxi, plug, literary hack, hack, peon, cyberpunk, political hack, machine politician, cyber-terrorist, taxicab, hacker, cab, hack writer, drudge, jade
2. (noun) machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack, hack
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
Synonyms: literary hack, taxi, machine politician, drudge, ward-heeler, hack writer, hacker, cab, hack, jade, political hack, taxicab, plug, nag
3. (noun) hack, hack writer, literary hack
a mediocre and disdained writer
Synonyms: literary hack, taxi, drudge, cab, ward-heeler, hack writer, hacker, hack, jade, political hack, taxicab, plug, nag, machine politician
4. (noun) hack
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
Synonyms: literary hack, taxi, drudge, cab, ward-heeler, hack writer, hacker, jade, political hack, taxicab, plug, nag, machine politician
5. (noun) cab, hack, taxi, taxicab
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
Synonyms: literary hack, drudge, jade, taxi, machine politician, hack writer, hacker, cab, hack, cabriolet, political hack, taxicab, ward-heeler, plug, nag
6. (noun) hack, jade, nag, plug
an old or over-worked horse
Synonyms: common scold, quid, ballyhoo, hype, fornicatress, trollop, machine politician, drudge, hack, jadestone, fire hydrant, political hack, slut, taxicab, loose woman, adulteress, nagger, spark plug, cab, male plug, jade green, ward-heeler, stopple, hacker, plug, jade, literary hack, fireplug, hack writer, strumpet, scolder, hussy, taxi, stopper, scold, sparking plug, wad, chaw, chew, cud, nag, hoopla
7. (noun) hack
a horse kept for hire
Synonyms: literary hack, taxi, drudge, cab, ward-heeler, hack writer, hacker, jade, political hack, taxicab, plug, nag, machine politician
8. (verb) hack
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
Synonyms: literary hack, taxi, drudge, cab, ward-heeler, hack writer, hacker, jade, political hack, taxicab, plug, nag, machine politician
9. (verb) chop, hack
cut with a hacking tool
Synonyms: cut up, cut, whoop, chop up, hack on, chop, hack
10. (verb) hack, cut
be able to manage or manage successfully
Synonyms: foreshorten, veer, bring down, snub, turn off, burn, rationalize, hack, trim down, write out, prune, edit, cut, whoop, cut up, slue, trim back, trim, ignore, swerve, shorten, edit out, hack on, thin out, cut down, skip, abridge, reduce, make out, contract, rationalise, cut off, dilute, curve, switch off, sheer, slew, geld, chop, tailor, turn out, disregard, issue, cut back, abbreviate, trend, thin
11. (verb) hack
cut away
Synonyms: cut up, whoop, cut, chop, hack on
12. (verb) hack
kick on the arms
Synonyms: cut up, whoop, cut, chop, hack on
13. (verb) hack
kick on the shins
Synonyms: cut up, whoop, cut, chop, hack on
14. (verb) hack, hack on
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
Synonyms: cut up, hack, whoop, cut, chop, hack on
15. (verb) hack, cut up
significantly cut up a manuscript
Synonyms: hack, cut, compartmentalize, chop, cut up, compartmentalise, hack on, mutilate, whoop, carve, mangle
16. (verb) hack, whoop
cough spasmodically
Synonyms: cut up, hack, whoop, cut, chop, hack on
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