• to use a particular computing technology.

  I haven't hacked Lisp in a few years.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 11 2010  (Edit definition)

• a prank or practical joke. Popularized at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT.)

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 11 2010  (Edit definition)

noun

• an untalented professional.

  He's just some consulting hack.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing
  More words meaning: business (related to)

  by Ed, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Nov 10 1999  (Edit definition)

• a cough.

  That's quite a hack you've got there.

  More words meaning: to cough

  by Amie, Mar 23 2002  (Edit definition)

• an untalented golfer.

  He is not a good golfer, he is a hack.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing
  More words meaning: sports (related to)

  by George G., Târgovişte, Romania, Aug 19 2002  (Edit definition)

• a quick job that solves a problem, but not well.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing
  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: to accomplish, work hard

  by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009  (Edit definition)

verb

• to play with a Hackysack (footbag.)

  You got the Hackysack? Let's go hack.

  More words meaning: sports (related to)

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• to tolerate.

  I can't hack this.

  More words meaning: to accept insults

  by Nimesh P., UK, Feb 05 2002  (Edit definition)

• to cough.

  Don't hack all over the place - cover your mouth!

  More words meaning: to cough

  by Amie, Mar 23 2002  (Edit definition)

• To interact with a computer in a playful and exploratory rather than goal-directed way.

  Person A: Whatcha up to?
  
  Person B: Oh, just hacking.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: to accomplish, work hard

  by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009  (Edit definition)

• to work on something - typically a computer program.

  Person A: What are you doing?
  
  Person B: I'm hacking TECO.

  Person A: What do you do around here?
  
  Person B: I hack TECO.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: to accomplish, work hard

  by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009  (Edit definition)

verb

• to accept insults from a person without fighting back. Also take it.

  Man, are you going to take shit from him like that?

  More words meaning: to accept insults

  by Christian Huelsman, Cincinnati, OH, USA, Mar 09 1998  (Edit definition)