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HACKING

(noun, verb, adj.)
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There are 17 meanings of the word Hacking.

Hacking - as a noun

One who works hard at boring tasks

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
drudgehacker
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
unskilled person
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
machine politicianpolitical hackward-heeler

A mediocre and disdained writer

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
hack writerliterary hack

A tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil

A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cabtaxitaxicab
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
autoautomobilecarmachinemotorcar
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

An old or over-worked horse

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
jadenagplug

A horse kept for hire

A saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

Hacking - as a verb

Cut with a hacking tool

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
chop
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cut
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Be able to manage or manage successfully

Example: "I can't hack it anymore"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cut

Cut away

Example: "He hacked his way through the forest"

Kick on the arms

Kick on the shins

Fix a computer program piecemeal until it works

Example: "I'm not very good at hacking but i'll give it my best"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
hack on

Significantly cut up a manuscript

Cough spasmodically

Example: "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
whoop

Hacking - as an adjective

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

Example: "A hacking cough. a hacking laugh. a hacking breath. a hacking cry."

Example Sentences

"Cybersecurity experts are constantly working to prevent hacking attempts."
"The company was a victim of a hacking attack last year."
"He was caught hacking into the school's network."
"She became interested in hacking after taking a computer science course."
"They conducted an investigation into the hacking incident."
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Word Game Points

Is HACKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, hacking is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

HACKING has a SCRABBLE points total of 17.

Is HACKING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, hacking is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
HACKING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 19.

Is HACKING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, hacking is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
HACKING has a WORDFEUD points total of 19.

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