hack

Definitions

1. 1.Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
2. 2.To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post. My sword hacked like a handsaw. Shak.
3. 3.Fig.: To mangle in speaking. Shak.
4. 4.To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
5. 5.A notch; a cut. Shak.
6. 6.An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
7. 7.A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. Dr. H. More.
8. 8.(Football) A kick on the shins. T. Hughes. Hack saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal.
9. 9.A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
10. 10.A coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach. On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots. Pope.
11. 11.A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge. Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, Who long was a bookseller's hack. Goldsmith.
12. 12.A procuress.
13. 13.Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield. Hack writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. "A vulgar hack writer." Macaulay.
14. 14.To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
15. 15.To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace. The word "remarkable" has been so hacked of late. J. H. Newman.
16. 16.To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. Hanmer.
17. 17.To live the life of a drudge or hack. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is hack.

• What is unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying called?
• What is to cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post. My sword hacked like a handsaw. Shak called?
• What is to cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough called?
• What is an implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone called?
• What is a hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. Dr. H. More called?
• What is a kick on the shins. T. Hughes. Hack saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal called?
• What is a horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses called?
• What is a coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach. On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots. Pope called?
• What is a bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge. Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, Who long was a bookseller's hack. Goldsmith called?
• What is hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield. Hack writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. "A vulgar hack writer." Macaulay called?
• What is to use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace. The word "remarkable" has been so hacked of late. J. H. Newman called?
• What is to be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. Hanmer called?
• What is to live the life of a drudge or hack. Goldsmith called?