1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More noun 7 Synonyms Example Sentences Word History Phrases Containing Rhymes Entries Near Related Articles Show more hack 1 of 7 verb (1) ˈhak hacked ; hacking ; hacks Synonyms of hack transitive verb 1 a : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows b : to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes hacking out new election districts c : annoy , vex — often used with off He gets really hacked off when people cheat. 2 : to clear or make by or as if by cutting away vegetation hacked his way through the brush 3 a informal : to manage successfully just couldn't hack the new job b informal : tolerate I can't hack all this noise 4 : to gain illegal access to (a computer network, system, etc.) In the last decade they have hacked computer networks in Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, and Bulgaria—often stealing data. — The New York Times … perhaps I would have become one of those lost souls wandering t...