hacking

Meaning

Adj

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

Verb

present participle and gerund of hack

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
2. (uncountable, usually) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.
3. (uncountable, usually) A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
4. (uncountable, usually) A kick in the shins.
5. (uncountable, usually) The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
6. (UK, countable, usually) A riding or journey on horseback.
7. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
8. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
9. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.
10. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The piling of bricks for drying.

hack

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Synonyms

cough

cracking

roughening

wheeze

wheezing

coughing

Translations

secca

hacken

hackend

Hacking

craquant

piratage

tosse

curta

seca e intermitente

التقطيع

seco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhækɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *hackynge

Inherited from Middle English: hackynge

In summary

From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.