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To make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hack, away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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- to hack away at the tough roots of a tree
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