Meaning of hack
Definition of hack
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
an old or over-worked horse
(verb)
cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
(noun)
(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
kick on the shins
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"
significantly cut up a manuscript