hack away
1hack away at sth — UK US hack away at sth Phrasal Verb with hack({{}}/hæk/ verb [I or T] INFORMAL ► to slowly reduce the amount of money, staff, or resources that are needed in order to be successful: »Profits are in a free fall, and companies are slashing spending …
2hack away — see hack 1) …
3hack — [[t]hæ̱k[/t]] hacks, hacking, hacked 1) VERB If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife. [V n] An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in …
4hack — ▪ I. hack hack 2 noun [countable] JOBS 1. a writer who does a lot of low quality work, especially writing newspaper articles 2. informal a taxi, or someone whose job is to drive a taxi [m0] ▪ II. hack hack 1 …
5hack — hack1 [hæk] v [: Old English; Origin: haccian] 1.) [I and T] to cut something roughly or violently hack (away) at sth ▪ She hacked away at the ice, trying to make a hole. hack sth off/down etc ▪ Whole forests have been hacked down. hack your way… …
6hack — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive always + adv prep) to cut something into pieces roughly or violently: hack away/at etc: She hacked away at the ice, trying to make a hole. | hack sth into/through etc: We had to hack a path… …
7hack — I UK [hæk] / US verb Word forms hack : present tense I/you/we/they hack he/she/it hacks present participle hacking past tense hacked past participle hacked * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to cut something in a rough way, with a lot of energy, or… …
8hack — 01. We [hacked] a few dead branches off the tree to burn as firewood. 02. A number of villagers were [hacked] to death with axes and machetes by the guerrillas. 03. It took us hours to [hack] through the dense undergrowth of the forest to the… …
9hack — hack1 [ hæk ] verb * ▸ 1 cut in a rough way ▸ 2 change and spoil writing ▸ 3 be able to deal with something ▸ 4 connect to computer ▸ 5 cough loudly ▸ 6 drive taxi 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cut something in a rough way, with a lot of… …
10Hack-a-Shaq — is the name commonly ascribed to a basketball defensive strategy initially instituted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to hinder the scoring ability of the Chicago Bulls, specifically their… …
