to hack

Examples

• All

• Whoever got the list of organ donors had to hack into the BOPRA computer.

  Blood Work (2002)

• I say we catch him when he hacks in again, real time.

  Wandering Eye (2011)

• So a phone call, can someone hack into and listen to my phone call?

  The BlueTick Show

• Positive you can hack into the security system?

  Hollow Man (2000)

• So what happened is I got I hacked into his e-mail.

  Julian Dorey

• One of his favorites is simply to hack into a client's computer system.

  Academic text (2003)

• Anybody wanting to hack into a bank will be in there in a trice.

  Fiction book (1999)

• There's no phone or computer I can't hack into.

  Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)

• He openly admitted to hacking into our computer.

  Evolution (2001)

• I'm Josh Ockmann, I'm the guy who hacked into your system.

  Pulse (2006)

Synonyms

C

to crack

vsto hack

• Jargon

102 8.4

To break into a computer or online account without permission

is the neutral term not necessarily implying malice

B

to break in

vsto hack

73 3.9

To enter a building or computer system without permission, often by force

refers only to unlawful digital access without physical entry

G

to get into

vsto hack

• NSFW

39 6.3

Enter a computer system or account without permission

is the general term for that same unauthorized digital entry

P

to pwn

vsto hack

• Slang

9.9

To take control of a computer or online account without permission

focuses on access without stressing control or takeover

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hack it

• Informal

12 8.0

Succeed in a difficult situation

H

to hack on

• Jargon

1 8.2

To fix or change a computer program quickly until it works

Compounds

P

political hack

• Offensive

3 8.6

A politician who works for their party or friends to benefit themselves

H

hack writer

• Offensive

1 7.5

A writer who makes low quality books or articles only for money

C

clever hack

4.9

A smart, simple trick that solves a problem quickly

L

literary hack

• Offensive

8.5

A writer who writes many low-quality books mostly for money

H

hack-driver

• Archaic

9.2

A person who drives a taxi for a living

H

hack driver

• Archaic

7.4

A person who takes people somewhere in a taxi for money

H

hack saw

3.6

A hand saw with a thin blade and many small teeth for cutting metal and other hard materials

How Serious

to take over

222 3.8

breach

• Specialized

96 5.8

compromise

• Specialized

11 6.5

to hack

• Texting

207 4.0

scan

138 3.8

to probe

• Literature

35 5.1

Surface Forms

Etymology