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hack
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæk/
- Rhymes: -æk
Etymology 1
From Middle English hacken, hakken, from Old English *haccian (“to hack”); attested in t?haccian (“to hack to pieces”), from Proto-Germanic *hakk?n? (“to chop; hoe; hew”), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“to be sharp; peg; hook; handle”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian häkje (“to hack”), West Frisian hakje (“to hack”), Dutch hakken (“to chop up; hack”), German hacken (“to chop; hack; hoe”), Danish hakke (“to chop”), Swedish hacka (“to hack; chop”), French hacher (“to chop”).
The computer senses date back to at least 1955 when it initially referred to creative problem solving. By 1963, the negative connotations of “black hat” or malicious hacking had become associated with telephone hacking (cf. phreaking).
Verb
hack (third-person singular simple present hacks, present participle hacking, simple past and past participle hacked)
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner. [circa 12th c.]
- 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6
- 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.
- 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6
- (intransitive) To cough noisily. [19th c.]
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation. [20th c.]
- (computing) 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.
- Synonyms: frob, tweak
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- Synonym: crack
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- 2019, Barney Ronay, Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam (in The Guardian, 8 May 2019)[3]
- Barcelona had been harried and hurried and stretched thin by the midway point in the second half. Tackles flew in. Toes were crushed, shins barked, ankles hacked.
- 2019, Barney Ronay, Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam (in The Guardian, 8 May 2019)[3]
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
hack (countable and uncountable, plural hacks)
- A tool for chopping. [14th c.]
- A hacking blow. [19th c.]
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A dry cough.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- 1660, Henry More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness
- he speaks to this very question: which he does with so many hacks and hesitations
- 1660, Henry More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt. [19th c.]
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (obsolete) A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.
- (computing) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.
- (computing) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (computing, slang) An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- 2014, Clara Fernández-Vara, Introduction to Game Analysis (page 165)
- […] found out a discarded sex mini-game in the code, and made it available again in the modified PC version of the game that they nicknamed “Hot Coffee.” This hack of the game created a controversy, since the inclusion of sexual content would change its age rating, […]
- 2014, Clara Fernández-Vara, Introduction to Game Analysis (page 165)
- (slang, military) Time check.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.
- A kick on the shins in football.
- 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days.
- 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- 2013, David Cauthen, When Destiny Comes to a Fork in the Road, p. 426:
- “Lieutenant Cauthen, you've got ten seconds to explain yourself before I put you in hack!”
- 2013, David Cauthen, When Destiny Comes to a Fork in the Road, p. 426:
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- 1952, Air Reservist (page 6)
- Henebry's planes returned to Japan to reload, and early in the morning brought almost 3,000 more troopers to Korea […] Before sunrise next day, all troops in the maneuver had been picked up again and airlifted in “Henebry Hacks” back to Japan.
- 1967, Christian Advocate (volume 47, page 292)
- […] so that he had to make the 300-mile journey in a “hack” plane which had spluttering engines, which did not conduce to an easy mind nor to a comfortable journey; […]
- 1952, Air Reservist (page 6)
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hack.
Synonyms
- (access attempt): crack
- (an illegal means to gain advantage): exploit
- (expedient, temporary solution): band-aid, contrivance, improvision, improvisation, kludge, makeshift, quick fix, patch
- (trick to increase productivity or efficiency): lifehack
Related terms
- marginal hacks
Translations
Etymology 2
Variations of hatch, heck.
Noun
hack (plural hacks)
- (falconry) A board which the falcon's food is placed on; 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.
Verb
hack (third-person singular simple present hacks, present participle hacking, simple past and past participle hacked)
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of hackney (“an ordinary horse”), probably from place name Hackney
Noun
hack (plural hacks)
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired. [from 16th c.]
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work. [from 17th c.]
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (slang) A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab. [from 17th c.]
- A hearse.
- 1920s, Jimmie Rodgers, Frankie and Johnny
- Bring out the rubber-tired buggie/Bring out the rubber-tired hack/I'm takin' my Johnny to the graveyard/But I ain't gonna bring him back
- 1920s, Jimmie Rodgers, Frankie and Johnny
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (politics) A political agitator. (slightly derogatory)
- (obsolete) A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
- 1767, Oliver Goldsmith, Epitaph on Edward Purdon
- Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, / Who long was a bookseller's hack.
- 1767, Oliver Goldsmith, Epitaph on Edward Purdon
- (obsolete) A procuress.
Synonyms
- (A saddle horse which is old and tired): nag
Coordinate terms
- (worthless horse): bum
Translations
Verb
hack (third-person singular simple present hacks, present participle hacking, simple past and past participle hacked)
- (dated) To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- (obsolete) To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hanmer to this entry?)
- (obsolete) To live the life of a drudge or hack.
- 1765, Oliver Goldsmith, The Double Transformation
- Poor madam , now condemn'd to hack
The rest of life with anxious Jack
- Poor madam , now condemn'd to hack
- 1765, Oliver Goldsmith, The Double Transformation
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- 1865, John Henry Newman, An Internal Argument for Christianity
- The word "remarkable" has been so hacked of late.
- 1865, John Henry Newman, An Internal Argument for Christianity
Etymology 4
From hackysack
Noun
hack (plural hacks)
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
Translations
Verb
hack (third-person singular simple present hacks, present participle hacking, simple past and past participle hacked)
- To play hackeysack.
Translations
Further reading
- hack on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- hack at OneLook Dictionary Search
- hack in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
References
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English hack.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /??k/
- Hyphenation: hack
- Rhymes: -?k
- Homophone: hek
Noun
hack m (plural hacks, diminutive hackje n)
- hack (exploit; illegitimate attempt to gain access)
Related terms
- hacken
- hacker
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split
English
Etymology
Attested since about 1567, from Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”) and/or Middle Low German splitten (“to split”), from Old Saxon *spl?tan, both intensive forms related to Proto-West Germanic *spl?tan, from Proto-Germanic *spl?tan? (whence Danish splitte, Low German splieten, German spleißen), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”).
Compare Old English speld (“splinter”), Old High German spaltan (“to split”), Old Irish sliss (“splinter”), Lithuanian spaliai (“flax sheaves”), Czech p?l (“half”), Old Church Slavonic ???-??????? (ras-plitati, “to cleave, split”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: spl?t, IPA(key): /spl?t/
Adjective
split (not comparable)
- Divided.
- Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan.
- (algebra, of a short exact sequence) Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.
- (of coffee) Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
- (stock exchange, of an order, sale, etc.) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
- (stock exchange, historical, of quotations) Given in sixteenths rather than eighths.
- 10 3?16 is a split quotation.
- (London stock exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
split (plural splits)
- A crack or longitudinal fissure.
- A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
- A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
- (leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
- (gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, usually in the phrase "to do the splits") A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.
- (bodybuilding) A workout routine as seen by its distribution of muscle groups or the extent and manner they are targetted in a microcycle.
- Hyponym: bro split
- (baseball, slang) A split-finger fastball.
- He’s got a nasty split.
- (bowling) A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.
- A split shot or split stroke.
- A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.
- A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliters or one quarter of a standard 75-centiliter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1?20 (US) gallon, which is 1?2 of a fifth.
- A bottle of wine containing 37.5 centiliters, half the volume of a standard 75-centiliter bottle; a demi.
- (athletics) The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race.
- In the 3000 m race, his 800 m split was 1:45.32
- (video games) The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a speedrun.
- (construction) A tear resulting from tensile stresses.
- (gambling) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
- (music) A recording containing songs by multiple artists.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
split (third-person singular simple present splits, present participle splitting, simple past and past participle split)
- (transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
- Synonym: cleave
- 1660, Robert Boyle, New Experiments Physico-Mechanical: Touching the Spring of the Air and their Effects
- a huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water
- (intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
- (transitive) To share; to divide.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:leave
- (intransitive, of a couple) To separate.
- Synonyms: break up, split up
- (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) break up; to throw into discord.
- Accusations of bribery split the party just before the election.
- (algebra, transitive and intransitive, acts on a polynomial) To factor into linear factors.
- 2007, John M. Howie, Fields and Galois Theory, Springer, page 103,
- In the first case , the minimum polynomial of , splits completely over ; in the second case we see that , the minimum polynomial of , does not split completely over .
- 2007, John M. Howie, Fields and Galois Theory, Springer, page 103,
- To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
- (intransitive) To burst out laughing.
- (intransitive, slang, dated) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
- " […] I split, and tell all […] "
- (sports, especially baseball) For both teams involved in a doubleheader to win one game each and lose another.
- (intransitive, politics) To vote for candidates of opposite parties.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- slipt, spilt, stilp
Danish
Verb
split
- imperative of splitte
Spanish
Etymology
From English splits.
Noun
split m (uncountable)
- splits
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish split, borrowed from Middle Low German spliten (“to split”)
Noun
split n or c
- discord, strife, dissension
- Det blir avunden och splitet, som blir Sveriges fördärv.
- It is the envy and the strife, that will be Sweden's demise.
- Det blir avunden och splitet, som blir Sveriges fördärv.
- a split (of shares in a company)
- a side split, a straddle split (in gymnastics)
Declension
See also
- aktiesplit
- spagat
- splits
- splitt
Anagrams
- pilts
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