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adj
Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
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name
A surname.
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noun
Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
A kick in the shins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, soccer, sports
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noun
The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: massage
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noun
A riding or journey on horseback.
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Usage: UK, countable, usually
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noun
The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
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Usage: obsolete, uncountable, usually
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noun
The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Topics: gem-cutting, jewelry, lifestyle
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noun
The piling of bricks for drying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Topics: brick-making, business, manufacturing
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verb
present participle and gerund of hack
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.
From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to hack + -ing.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
