hack

To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.

Among other things he found a sharp hunting knife, on the keen blade of which he immediately proceeded to cut his finger. Undaunted he continued his experiments, finding that he could hack and hew splinters of wood from the table and chairs with this new toy.

To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?

New Yorkers have been fleeing for months. But the fear some residents have of the violent reactions to the protests here is adding a new challenge to those asking themselves whether they can hack the city. Many are deciding not to return.

To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.

I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later.

To accomplish a difficult programming task.

He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected.

The police said that officers belonging to the Cyber Security and Technology Crime unit searched an office in the Wong Chuk Hang neighborhood on Friday afternoon on the suspicion that computers at the institute had been hacked, leading to a leak of personal information.

To work with something on an intimately technical level.

I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection.

A tool for chopping.

A hacking blow.

A gouge or notch made by such a blow.

Look you what hacks are on his helmet !

A try, an attempt.

The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.

A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.

A food-rack for cattle.

A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.

A grating in a mill race.