Definitions For Hacking

Etymology 1

From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to {{af, en, hack, -ing}}.

Adjective

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky. : A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.

Usage notes

Most non-creative collocations are the phrases given as examples.

Derived terms

hacking cough hackingly

Translations

French: tué dans l'œuf Russian: надса́дный,

Verb

{{present participle of, en, hack, nocat=1}}

Etymology 2

From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to {{af, en, hack, -ing}}.

Noun

HACKING (plural - or s) (computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system. (computing) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker. (pathology) A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs. (sports, chiefly, American football, soccer, rugby) A kick in the shins. (massage) The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand. (UK, countable) A riding or journey on horseback. (obsolete) The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer. (obsolete, masonry) The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course. (obsolete, gem-cutting) 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. (obsolete, brick-making) The piling of bricks for drying.

Derived terms

hacking coat, hacking jacket, hacking-seat hacking run

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: {{t-needed, cmn}} Finnish: hakkerointi French: hack, m German: {{t-needed, de}} Japanese: {{t-needed, ja}} Russian: {{t-needed, ru}} Czech: hackerství, n

See also

pirate

Anagrams

ka-ching, kaching