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hacking en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.

Meanings

  1. Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
    • A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.
    • “So now everything's fine.” I uttered a hacking laugh. “No,” I said, in answer to a query from Aunt Dahlia. “I have not accidentally swallowed my tonsils, I was merely laughing hackingly. Ironical that the young blister should say that everything is fine, for at this very moment disaster stares us in the eyeball.” 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

Forms

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most hacking Degree=Sup lexicographic
more hacking Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

hacking cough · hackingly

Translations (4)

de trocken (short and interrupted, broken, jerky) · de scharf (short and interrupted, broken, jerky) · ru надса́дный (short and interrupted, broken, jerky) · fr tué dans l'œuf (short and interrupted, broken, jerky)

hacking en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of hack
    form of hack

hacking en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to hack + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
  2. (uncountable, usually) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.
    • .
  3. (uncountable, usually) A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
  4. (uncountable, usually) A kick in the shins.
  5. (qualifier:massage, uncountable, usually) The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
  6. (UK, countable, usually) A riding or journey on horseback.
  7. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
  8. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
  9. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) 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.
  10. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The piling of bricks for drying.

Forms

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hackings Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

cracker

Deriveds

domain hacking · lifehacking · growth hacking · hacking coat · phone hacking · biohacking · cyberhacking · bodyhacking · wallhacking · p-hacking · hacking-seat · antihacking · reward hacking · hacking jacket · hacking run

Relateds

pirate

Translations (5)

fi hakkerointi (playful solving of technical work) · de Hacken (unauthorized attempts to bypass the IT security mechanisms) · cs hackerství (unauthorized attempts to bypass the IT security mechanisms) · de Hacken (playful solving of technical work) · fr hack (playful solving of technical work)