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hack

hack

52 4.0
A clever quick way to solve a problem
  • noun
  • /hæk/
  • Texting
translation icon : truco
  • This clever hack will help you finish your homework faster.
  • a clever hack
  • food hacks

But in the meantime, as hacks go, there are worse ones.

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Examples

  • It's just about figuring out good hacks that you can use.

  • But there is a hack that makes this even easier.

  • So my first life hack is get a dog.

  • Also, if you find another efficiency hack for writing, let me know about that too!

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  • And do you have anything you would label a diet hack that you use?

  • It's just like small little hacks, little things with big rewards.

  • This is one of the most important hacks for self motivation.

  • Life hacks, Life hacks, where do they come from?

  • Anyway, that's another great hack to find your videographer.

  • So this one is called simple Plant Growing Hacks for your Gardener.

Synonyms

trick
vshack
764 2.6

A smart method for doing or remembering something

focuses on clever problem solving and making tasks easier without deception
clever hack
vshack
4.9

A smart, simple trick that solves a problem quickly

is the broader term for ingenious methods rather than only quick fixes

Compounds

political hack
  • Offensive
3 8.6

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

hack writer
  • Offensive
1 7.5

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

A smart, simple trick that solves a problem quickly

literary hack
  • Offensive
8.5

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

hack-driver
  • Archaic
9.2

A person who drives a taxi for a living

hack driver
  • Archaic
7.4

A person who takes people somewhere in a taxi for money

3.6

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

How Clever

trick
764 2.6
hack
  • Texting
52 4.0
workaround
17 3.9
shortcut
122 1.6
tip
445 1.0

Surface Forms

hack singular
hacks plural

Etymology

A hack meaning a clever trick comes from the same idea of a quick, clever fix used by programmers and tinkerers, so a 'hack' is a smart short method that saves time or effort.