Whack vs. Hack

Whack vs. Hack — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Whack and Hack

Whacknoun

The sound of a heavy strike.

Hackverb

(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

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

Whacknoun

The strike itself.

Hackverb

(intransitive) To cough noisily.

This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking.

Whacknoun

The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.

Hackverb

To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

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

An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.

C'mon. Take a whack at it.40 bucks a whack.

Hackverb

(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.

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

Whacknoun

A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.

Hackverb

(computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.

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

Whacknoun

A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.

Hackverb

To work with something on an intimately technical level.

I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection.
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Whacknoun

A deal, an agreement.

It's a whack!

Hackverb

To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

I read up on dating tips so I can hack my sex life.

Whacknoun

The backslash, {{⟨ \ ⟩.}}

del c:\WINDOWS\system32

Hackverb

To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code; to crack.

Whackverb

To hit, slap or strike.

Hackverb

By extension, to gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).

When I logged into the social network, I discovered I'd been hacked.

Whackverb

(slang) To kill, bump off.

Hackverb

(ice hockey) To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.

He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal.

Whackverb

To share or parcel out; often with up.

to whack the spoils of a robbery

Hackverb

(ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.

There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck.

Whackverb

(sports) To beat convincingly; to thrash.

Hackverb

(baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.

He went to the batter's box hacking.

Whackverb

To surpass; to better.

Hackverb

(soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.

Whackadjective

alternative form of wack||crazy

That's whack, yo!

Hackverb

To strike in a frantic movement.

Whacknoun

the sound made by a sharp swift blow

Hackverb

(transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.

Whacknoun

the act of hitting vigorously;

he gave the table a whack

Hackverb

To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.

Whackverb

hit hard;

The teacher whacked the boy

Hackverb

(falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.

Hackverb

(dated) To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.

Hackverb

To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).

Hackverb

(obsolete) To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.

Hackverb

(obsolete) To live the life of a drudge or hack.

Hackverb

To use as a hack; to let out for hire.

Hackverb

To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.

Hackverb

To play hackeysack.

Hacknoun

A tool for chopping.

Hacknoun

A hacking blow.

Hacknoun

A gouge or notch made by such a blow.

Hacknoun

A dry cough.

Hacknoun

A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.

Hacknoun

(figuratively) A try, an attempt.

Hacknoun

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

Hacknoun

(obsolete) A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.

Hacknoun

(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.

Hacknoun

(computing) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.

Hacknoun

(colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack.

Hacknoun

An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.

Hacknoun

A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.

Hacknoun

Time check.

Hacknoun

(baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.

He took a few hacks, but the pitcher finally struck him out.

Hacknoun

A kick on the shins in football.

Hacknoun

confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment

Hacknoun

(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.

Hacknoun

A food-rack for cattle.

Hacknoun

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

Hacknoun

A grating in a mill race.

Hacknoun

A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.

Hacknoun

A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.

I got by on hack work for years before I finally published my novel.

Hacknoun

(pejorative) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.

Hacknoun

(slang) A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.

Hacknoun

A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.

Hacknoun

A hearse.

Hacknoun

An untalented writer.

Dason is nothing but a two-bit hack.He's nothing but the typical hack writer.

Hacknoun

(pejorative) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)

Hacknoun

(pejorative) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.

Hacknoun

(politics) A political agitator. (slightly derogatory)

Hacknoun

(obsolete) A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.

Hacknoun

(obsolete) A procuress.

Hacknoun

A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.

Hacknoun

one who works hard at boring tasks

Hacknoun

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

Hacknoun

a mediocre and disdained writer

Hacknoun

a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil

Hacknoun

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

Hacknoun

an old or over-worked horse

Hacknoun

a horse kept for hire

Hacknoun

a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

Hackverb

cut with a hacking tool

Hackverb

informal: be able to manage or manage successfully;

I can't hack it anymoreshe could not cut the long days in the office

Hackverb

cut away;

he hacked with way through the forest

Hackverb

kick on the arms

Hackverb

kick on the shins

Hackverb

fix a computer program piecemeal until it works;

I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best

Hackverb

significantly cut up a manuscript

Hackverb

cough spasmodically;

The patient with emphysema is hacking all day