hack file

one who works hard at boring tasks. Synonyms: hack, drudge, hacker.

a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends. Synonyms: machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack, hack.

a mediocre and disdained writer. Synonyms: hack, hack writer, literary hack.

a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil. Synonyms: hack.

a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money. Synonyms: cab, hack, taxi, taxicab.

an old or over-worked horse. Synonyms: hack, jade, nag, plug.

a horse kept for hire. Synonyms: hack.

a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.. Synonyms: hack.

cut with a hacking tool. Synonyms: chop, hack.

be able to manage or manage successfully. Synonyms: hack, cut. Examples: "I can't hack it anymore." "She could not cut the long days in the office."

cut away. Synonyms: hack. Examples: "He hacked his way through the forest."

kick on the arms. Synonyms: hack.

kick on the shins. Synonyms: hack.

fix a computer program piecemeal until it works. Synonyms: hack, hack on. Examples: "I'm not very good at hacking but i'll give it my best."

significantly cut up a manuscript. Synonyms: hack, cut up.

cough spasmodically. Synonyms: hack, whoop. Examples: "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day."