hack

(noun) one who works hard at boring tasks. Synonyms: drudge, hacker.

(noun) 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.

(noun) a mediocre and disdained writer. Synonyms: hack writer, literary hack.

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

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

(noun) an old or over-worked horse. Synonyms: jade, nag, plug.

(noun) a horse kept for hire.

(noun) a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc..

(verb) cut with a hacking tool. Synonyms: chop.

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

(verb) cut away. Examples: "He hacked his way through the forest."

(verb) kick on the arms.

(verb) kick on the shins.

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

(verb) significantly cut up a manuscript. Synonyms: cut up.

(verb) cough spasmodically. Synonyms: whoop. Examples: "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day."