definition of
hack

[1] #1 hack v. [chop] cut with a hacking tool. wn

[2] #2 hack n. [drudge, hacker] one who works hard at boring tasks. wn

[3] #3 hack n. [machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack] a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends. wn

[4] #4 hack v. [cut] be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office". wn

[5] #5 hack v. cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest". wn